upstatemike
Senior Member
I need to replace a battery on my Panasonic voicemail system because it will no longer keep accurate time. I opened it up to see what kind it takes only to find a 3V lithium battery that is actually soldered onto the circuit board. While I was down there I decided to check the battery in my Stargate and found it too has a 3V lithium battery soldered in. So what is the thinking behind soldering batteries? Certainly nobody thought a battery was going to last through the entire lifecycle of the product? These devices have at least another decade in them so how the heck are you supposed to maintain the things without risking damage to them? I just don't understand the logic behind a design like this.