Addams Family, The
Bally, 1992Hey guys! I’ve been working on my Addams family and noticed that it keeps saying factory setting restored. In the past all I’ve done is replace the batteries which I went and did again but it keeps on coming up still. Anything i should look into because this warning and reset gets annoying. Thanks for your help in advance
Is the battery holder itself compromised/corroded? I would try cleaning that up first, or remove it altogether if it's still on the board and replace it with a remote mounted one or one of the other options available - -
Please post a picture of the board. If it has other battery damage that spread to the board then it would need to be sent out for repair if you're not able to handle it. In which case there would be no need to replace the battery holder at this time.
Alkaline leaked from a previous battery, I would guess.
I'm in the NVRAM camp and remove the battery holder. I would bet you have a friend who could install it for you.
NVRAM works pretty similar to USB stick. Stores info when the game is on and retains the data when it is off, without the need of batteries.
Recommending NVRAM to a guy who says he hasn't got a soldering iron seems a bit OTT. Granted it will solve the problem, but so would a remote battery pack and would be orders of magnitude easier to install than NVRAM.
If the OP has someone who can install it (and has done it before I'd say) then great. If he's buying it based on a belief that it is plug and play, then it's potentially dangerous advice.
sometimes they show up on Kijiji Ottawa area, but i haven't seen them in a month or so
Quoted from Karpy1717:Is there anywhere you can order these in Canada?
Quoted from Karpy1717:Is there anywhere you can order these in Canada?
I order them from China, takes awhile to get them but they work fine and their cheap. Have one in my TAF.
Quoted from Durzel:Recommending NVRAM to a guy who says he hasn't got a soldering iron seems a bit OTT. Granted it will solve the problem, but so would a remote battery pack and would be orders of magnitude easier to install than NVRAM.If the OP has someone who can install it (and has done it before I'd say) then great. If he's buying it based on a belief that it is plug and play, then it's potentially dangerous advice.
Completely agree. The best solution for someone who obviously has limited skills to do board work is to put in lithium batteries in the existing battery holder. They are guarrenteed to not leak. Problem solved. No board work needed.
https://www.energizer.com/batteries/energizer-ultimate-lithium-batteries
Quoted from MK6PIN:Batteries definitely not seating proper in holder, or hidden corrosion.
NVRAM wins ( except TZ) for me... I've had to change several battery holders over the years...Gotta heat the iron though....Good luck...
Why except TZ?
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