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I need help identifying what part to get (if possible) to replace what looks to be a corroded battery in my Baldwin D-911. See the attached pictures. I didn't notice anything printed on it. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Probably at least 3.6V (Ni-Cd or Ni.Mh).
In many organs, the value of backup battery are 3.6V.Last edited by farfisas; 02-01-2025, 12:58 PM. -
jbird604, tucsondave, or Larrytow should know exactly what that is. All three of them have worked on Baldwin organs quite a bit when they were still being made.
It doesn't look like a battery to me, however, it is located remotely, so perhaps it is, although I've never seen a battery like that before. One of them should weigh in soon.
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It could be 3 coin sized cells in series. at 1.2v each that would add to 3.6 voltsCan't play an note but love all things "organ" Responsible for 2/10 Wurli pipe organ, Allen 3160(wife's), Allen LL324, Allen GW319EX, ADC4600, many others. E-organ shop to fund free organ lessons for kids.Comment
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Looks like someone in the past moved the battery(s) off the circuit board to make replacement easier.Home organ, same as church's organ - Rodgers 940
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Ive never seen that form factor in any organ as the backup battery before, but I agree with the others that it likely is a stack of coin batteries. It's good that someone remote mounted it too, but its quite a hack job of mounting and securing it. There is no way I would have left it that way if replacing it had been my job ! I'd say the only way to tell what it is would be to cut it open and look. Whatever it is, it is in bad shape and in need of replacement.Regards, Larry
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Yes, it's a rechargeable battery. A lot of Italian organs and keyboards back in the early 90s used a battery like that.
I'd replace it with a 3.6 volt shrink wrapped pack of three AAA rechargeables. I used to buy these at Walmart in the phone section. A lot of cordless home phones used a 3 pack AAA set.
Be absolutely sure to get the polarity right when you install it.John
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Here is another way of remote-mounting the usual type of battery, using an adhesive cable tie mount:
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Hammond M-102 #21000.
Leslie 147 #F7453.
Hammond S-6 #72421Comment
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And another method is via a plastic conduit saddle, if the diameter suits the particular battery:
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Hammond M-102 #21000.
Leslie 147 #F7453.
Hammond S-6 #72421Comment
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Yes, it is important to move the battery because when it leaks acid,Originally posted by rohrlover View Post
the card can be damaged beyond repair.
This is a good method to avoid damaging the card.Comment
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By the time it released its AG2000 series organs, A-G had removed the battery from the PCB and mounted it on the cabinet shelf.-------
Hammond M-102 #21000.
Leslie 147 #F7453.
Hammond S-6 #72421Comment
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I just ordered one of these to replace the one on the AG Chronicler III I'm repairing. It looks like the same part.
https://www.newark.com/dantona-indus...ery/dp/19C9527
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