XPost: sci.electronics.repair   
   From: grizzledgeezer@comcast.net   
      
   It's interesting how many expensive products (and I'm including devices that   
   sell or sold for over $1000) use soldered-in backup cells, rather than a   
   battery holder. The battery in a product that gets regular use will often   
   last long behind its nominal life (10 or 15 years, versus 5), but that's   
   still no excuse. Indeed, one of the advantages of using a socket is that you   
   can replace the cell /while the unit is operating/.   
      
   My hall synthesizers use a lithium coin cell for backup, and I've replaced   
   their soldered-in cells with sockets.   
      
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