Simple question. In modern Sterns (pre-Spike), specifically my Star Trek Pro, how do you change the CR2430 battery? I thought I read somewhere that you can do it with the power off, and your settings will be saved for a short time while you switch out the battery. Is that right, or do you need to change it with the power on?

Thanks!

I really thought I read somewhere that the machine would hold your settings if you changed the battery within 30 minutes of powering off. But, I can't find that now, which is the reason for my post. I don't want to screw anything up, so I guess I'll swap it out with the power off. Maybe I'll get lucky and my settings will be preserved. . . . .

Well, here's a better question then. Should I change the battery every two years? Will the lithium CR2430 coin batteries eventually leak?

Well, it has only been a year and a half. Maybe I'll wait. There's supposed to be one more code update for Star Trek, and I'll lose everything then anyway. Seems like a good time to replace the battery.

So, I just noticed that when I turned the power off with the translite removed that some of the LED indicators on the boards stay lit for a little while. I didn't stay around to see how long. Perhaps that gives you enough time to swap the battery without losing your settings/score? Or perhaps not.

I'll try swapping the battery out with the power off before doing the next software update just for kicks to see if it works.

I've heard that. Thanks. I don't have pinball browser. One of these days, I should play around with it.