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I think I have an S+. The mother board is Model 1952-0. The machine stopped working with a Main Battery Low message.  A couple of years ago I soldered in a coin battery holder so changing the battery would be easy.  After changing the battery I still get the same error message. I did notice the Varta battery is leaking a little. Could this be the cause? I read some posts about removing the Varta battery, but that was for a different motherboard.  I did have to go through the "Press the test switch for 2-3 seconds" procedure. Now I am left with Closure M, Main battery Low, and Call attendant. I think the Closure M will go away once a game is played. Any help would be appreciated.

P.S. I just noticed I posted in the S2000 area. I'm sorry about that. I don't know how to move the post to S+.

-Charlie

You may have some "stacked" errors.  Open and close the door a few times. Error are cleared one at a time

Thanks, rjpohl.  That worked. I don't why I couldn't clear it before. I'm sure the door was opened and closed several times earlier.

Do you or someone else know if the Varta battery can be removed or should I replace it? Does removing it cause any problems?

If your getting error meaasges of "Press the test switch for 2-3 seconds" procedure. Now I am left with Closure M, Main battery Low, and Call attendant. You do have a S2000

Now we need to know if you have a 502, 504 or Enhanced board.

Post some pictures if you don't know

Board says Super Stepper Controller, G76261 P/N 75510502 Rev A.

See Pics. (The Multimedia Lite board is removed in the pictures)

So the question is... Does the Varta battery need to be replaced or can I remove it?

Thanks
Charlie

green battery is not needed on this board it is just an acid leak waiting to happen

OK, that's great news. Do I need to do anything after removal like solder in a jumper across + and - ?

Charlie

Your board seams to be a 502 board which is a older version  i do not have any of these older style boards but i think a jumper was added to the + to + were the battery was removed . i do not know if that was necessary or not . adding the jumper wont hurt but may not be needed

Ok, no offense meant at all, because we have all done it, wether we admit it or not.....Did you check the voltage of the "new"battery after install...and are you 1000% sure it is installed the correct direction (+ to +, - to -).  Sometimes we overlook simple things...And installing a battery backwards will give a low battery error...

Yes, I checked the voltage before the install. The battery holder has a + on it for checking polarity.  Anyway as i said earlier, all is OK now. I was just concerned about the green battery removal. If i needed to jumper across + and -, or +and +. Tomorrow I will remove the green battery because it is leaking and causing corrosion.

My thanks to all you helped me sort this all out.

Take care,
Charlie

+(pos) to + (pos) only

You might want to read up on these posts since you have a multimedia board.

http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?topic=15700.msg158824#msg158824 (http://newlifegames.net/nlg/index.php?topic=15700.msg158824#msg158824)

Ron (r273)