Main battery still low after replacing.

[charliexray]

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

[rjpohl]

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

[charliexray]

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?

[Neonkiss]

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

[charliexray]

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

[PLUNGER BOY]

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

[charliexray]

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

Charlie

[PLUNGER BOY]

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

[CVslots]

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...

[charliexray]

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

[Foster]

+(pos) to + (pos) only

[Ron (r273)]

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

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

Ron (r273)