Need to make sure you have a powerful-enough iron as there's a fair amount of heat sink there.
I doubt you would *completely* destroy the machine, but you could damage the battery connections. Where are you located? Are you looking for someone to do the job or wanting to tackle it yourself? On Mon, Sep 17, 2018, 01:05 Gregory McGill <[email protected]> wrote: > It's more the de-soldering that's the tricky part.. soldering the new one > in is pretty simple.. > > On Sun, Sep 16, 2018 at 9:40 PM Daryn Hanright <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hey gang >> >> My Tandy 102's NiCad finally looks like its giving up the ghost, so have >> ordered this: >> >> >> https://www.jameco.com/z/NHB60H3A2H-Evergreen-Battery-Nimh-3-6Volt80Mah-2-Pins-Std-14-16Hrs-8Ma-6Hrs-16Ma_2137473.html >> >> In terms of difficulty replacing the NiCad given I have negligible >> soldering skills...how hard? Is it possible I could completely destroy the >> machine? >> >> cheers >> Daryn >> >
