Tony
It would probably be cheaper to return the item to the seller and buy
a brand new A-112

cheers Dave

On 11/12/2007, at 9:20 AM, Anthony Rolando wrote:

>
> I just picked up a USED A-112 and on arrival I noticed 2 things
> that troubled me...
>
> One lead off the battery has corroded a bit and snapped from the
> battery terminal.
> I replaced the lead and soldered it directly to the battery
> terminal. The battery reads 3.8V with no load.
>
> Should I be concerned that there was corrosion on the battery lead,
> or is this common. The unit looks to be pretty old, and has alot of
> wear. Perhaps it was not properly stored at some point
>
> A cap that was soldered to the backside of the unit has broken from
> one of it's connections. This had to have happened during packing
> as the bubble wrap was very tightly wrapped around the module. It
> appeared to have been connected across the pins of the "LP ON"
> jumper. I reconnected.
>
> I just want to confirm that I have reconnected the cap in the
> correct position.
>
> Thanx a heap!
>
> Tony
>
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