Anyone know the solution to this?

extra-ordinary_

Taking a laptop apart recently, as I took out the CMOS battery, something small went - PING! - and flew across the room. To cut a long story short, the item can't be found, and the room's since been hoovered. My problem now after re-building the laptop is trying to hold the CMOS battery in place. I've tried tape but the heat always works it loose. Does anyone have any ideas what I could do?

papu

extra-ordinary_ wrote: »

Taking a laptop apart recently, as I took out the CMOS battery, something small went - PING! - and flew across the room. To cut a long story short, the item can't be found, and the room's since been hoovered. My problem now after re-building the laptop is trying to hold the CMOS battery in place. I've tried tape but the heat always works it loose. Does anyone have any ideas what I could do?

matchstick and glue? just something to hold it down , but metal probably isn't a good idea bit of card?

Black Swan

Ping sound when it flew? Spring loaded metal piece used to put tension and hold something in place? Solution? Maybe shop around for cheap, made in China plastic torches, where they have metal spring-loaded parts used to put tension and make the connection for batteries?

extra-ordinary_

Yeh matchstick - good one!

I've tried wedging in a bit of stick, but because of the sloping inward side of the battery, it's not really that secure - doesn't take a lot to work it loose. Is there any way of tieing the battery down?



Might try the stick again with a bit of super glue, hopefully that'll hold it.

extra-ordinary_

Maybe bad choice of words there! Possibliy more of a 'pfffffftttttt' than a 'ping'! I think it was a plastic piece that clipped onto the battery socket.

papu

extra-ordinary_ wrote: »

Maybe bad choice of words there! Possibliy more of a 'pfffffftttttt' than a 'ping'! I think it was a plastic piece that clipped onto the battery socket.

try like some hot glue from a glue gun , superglue might never come off :O.. bit of blu-tac around the edge?

McSandwich

Sounds like the holding clip flew out.

There might be room to fit a cable tie under the battery holder. Get the smallest one you can find, something like this: http://www.cabletiesplus.com/Products/4-Miniature-Cable-Ties-(18-lb)-(Natural)__CP-4-18-N.aspx, and tie it around the battery.

Overheal

is it in warranty?

TomCo

Epoxy resin and matchstick!

Recently the hinge when on my laptop (second hand, guy said it was just "cosmetic damage", fooking thing was cracked). Stuck it back together with epoxy resin. Amazingly strong stuff.

I actually mixed it using matchsticks, matchsticks which are now permanantly stuck to the mixing surface.

TomCo

Oh, failing that you might try unwinding a paperclip heating up one of the ends and pushing it through the plastic so it goes across the top of the battery. If you're afraid of a short circuit, wrap it in electrial tape.