XTA DP Series battery puke

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   A quick heads up for those with XTA DP series controllers, be aware that it is highly likely that if the unit has been powered down for an extended period during lock down that the memory backup battery will have discharged below 3 volts and puked battery acid all over the circuit board eating the tracks. 224 226 need replacement's the 448's there is a conversion to button cell battery's that resolves the puke problem but does mean remembering to change batteries as & when.

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4D Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 13 November 2008 Location: Winchester Status: Offline Points: 4364	Post Options Post Reply Quote 4D Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: XTA DP Series battery puke Posted: 07 July 2021 at 5:27pm
	A quick heads up for those with XTA DP series controllers, be aware that it is highly likely that if the unit has been powered down for an extended period during lock down that the memory backup battery will have discharged below 3 volts and puked battery acid all over the circuit board eating the tracks. 224 226 need replacement's the 448's there is a conversion to button cell battery's that resolves the puke problem but does mean remembering to change batteries as & when.
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jacethebase Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 23 September 2009 Location: Somerset Status: Offline Points: 5837	Post Options Post Reply Quote jacethebase Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 July 2021 at 8:29pm
	Really annoying isn’t it! In the getting ready to get going again I’ve had to have 2 x 226 have a lot of work on the tracks to make them usable and one that was a right off.
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doober Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Young Croc Joined: 03 January 2006 Location: Cornwall UK Status: Offline Points: 1123	Post Options Post Reply Quote doober Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 July 2021 at 9:47pm
	I didn't know they had batteries until I powered up my 448 and all the settings had been lost. Note to self- change the button cell once a year, and back up the settings regularly...
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cravings Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Old Croc Joined: 30 January 2007 Location: Ireland Status: Offline Points: 7507	Post Options Post Reply Quote cravings Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 July 2021 at 11:13pm
	Had all mine done by xta a few years ago so hopefully they'll have survived... gonna start assessing some stuff in the workshop tomorrow so will see what's survived 16 months of nothing