Tong0615 Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 Just bought a used Nomad, the real-time clock does not work, every time after restart, the TC goes to 00:00:00:00. I think the coin cell battery is dead, has anyone changed the battery alone by self? I am living in Austria, there is unfortunately no Dealer for Zaxcom as i know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASI Posted September 23, 2014 Report Share Posted September 23, 2014 From Don Barto Sr (Zaxcom Nomad / Maxx Users group on Facebook) Replacing the Nomad Internal clock battery. 1. Remove all top and bottom screws. Also remove screws in input XLR sub-chassis top plate. Arrange all of the screws nearby in a pattern that mirrors where they go, because some are longer than others and need to be in the right positions on reassembly. 2. Slide main chassis and input XLR sub-chassis out of the one-piece top/bottom plate assembly. Raise the Input XLR sub-chassis up out of the way to expose battery. Carefully disconnect the input ribbon cable if you are feeling brave. Carefully slide battery out of its flimsy-ass clip. 3. Replace battery and re-assemble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnpaul215 Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Tong: it should be pretty easy to find those batteries. Here in the US even the big pharmacy type stores sell them, or a hardware store. They're used for things like watches or heart rate monitors (like runners wear). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 order them online, there are tons of places. this is a common battery... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tong0615 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 just opened my Nomad, that small black thing in front of battery, that is not a electrical devices right? because in order to get the battery, I have to remove it, so i think it's jus use to fix the battery. am i right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Norflus Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 That is just a rubber stopper used to keep the battery from wiggling loose. You can just pull this off to access the battery. If it looses it's stickiness you can either use another rubber stopper (the style or size doesn't need to be the same) or a small pice of non conductive tape would also work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiomprd Posted September 24, 2014 Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 TZ: " has anyone changed the battery alone by self? " yes, many have; it has been covered here before as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tong0615 Posted September 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2014 Thanks for all the replies and helps, the problem has been solved. the CR2320 is not that easy to get here in Vienna, I went to 3 different electronic shops, they all did not have this type of battery,.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurkan Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 yesterday i have changed that battery with a cr2032 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karri Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 I remember this being in a topic earlier but couldn't find it or succesfully google the correct battery model. Glad to see it here now, as I have the same issue! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundtrane Posted September 26, 2014 Report Share Posted September 26, 2014 https://www.google.co.in/search?q=cr2320&oq=cr232&aqs=chrome.3.69i57j0l5.5862j0j7&sourceid=chrome&es_sm=119&ie=UTF-8#safe=off&q=cr2320+europe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brando w Posted September 29, 2014 Report Share Posted September 29, 2014 So does the cr2032 works instead? Having a hard time sourcing for cr2320. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfatjames Posted October 3, 2014 Report Share Posted October 3, 2014 yesterday i have changed that battery with a cr2032 . Hi, ya does your cr2032 battery work? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karri Posted October 10, 2014 Report Share Posted October 10, 2014 Battery changed without a hitch, cheers for the info! Though for some reason I now have an urge to replace the one-piece chassis with a custom one. Lacquered wood? Surgical steel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfatjames Posted October 12, 2014 Report Share Posted October 12, 2014 2032 or 2320? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karri Posted October 14, 2014 Report Share Posted October 14, 2014 I think it was the 2320. I bought one of both just in case, and it was the bigger of the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurkan Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 yes 2032 work without any problem . I think it's not easy to find CR2320 everywhere , but it doesn't matter something similar will work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurkan Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 ... by the way 2032 is a little smaller than 2320 . Since the contacts on the battery holder touch correct places of the 3v battery , it should work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Arnold Posted October 20, 2014 Report Share Posted October 20, 2014 Battery changed without a hitch, cheers for the info! Though for some reason I now have an urge to replace the one-piece chassis with a custom one. Lacquered wood? Surgical steel? Tell me about it! I took mine off to fix the Zaxnet aerial connector and couldn't believe how bastard heavy it is! I'd love to get somebody to make an aluminium one or even carbon fibre composite, but I have a vague idea that the chassis is a ground or summat for the unit. My battery has just gone, so I must get this done as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmjones Posted February 7, 2015 Report Share Posted February 7, 2015 I did both my Nomad's today....one with FP8 and one without. Pretty simple. Except I wish I known I needed to replace the battery before I did the FP8 and installed it with Nomad in my new Orca 41 with RX12 and had it all wired ready to go.. But I did both my Nomad 12 at the same time, this time. I had replaced one battery before. Now they are at least on the 'same' 2 year schedule. You need to be very careful with the battery clip. You need to gently lift up the front of the battery cage to ease the battery out and then ease it towards the back of the unit. Being gentle with the red/black thin cables there. When you put the battery back in there are 3 things. You need to lift up the front of the battery cage gently to get the battery started in but not too far. Then you have to gently with a tiny screw driver, lift up each of the battery clips that hold the battery in. This will allow the battery to slip under the clips and not glide on top of them. I did find one screw in my XLR part, that was a slug....missed by Zaxcom in installation, no threads on it at all. Luckily it never came loose and rattle around inside. I thought it was the stud that was stripped at first. I had a couple of the longer screws from the FP8 installation, so I was able to use one of those to secure the XLR panel back in. But just a note of caution that there may be slug screws out there besides mine. Once I installed the battery, I applied power to the Nomad 12, to make sure everything was good, before I put all the screws back in. Nice Clean work inside the Nomad 12. Working on my 2nd RX12 on my cart. Sold my Cooper CS208 that replaced my Sonosax SX8 years ago. Trying an MIX8...but really want a better option, Sonosax New Version is so sweet, almost bought one a few years ago. I was hoping for a Mix 12 that worked with the Nomad 12... But I'm standing by for Deva 32 and new mix surface. RX12 is beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McL Posted June 8, 2015 Report Share Posted June 8, 2015 Thanks for experience-related tips/tricks. Breezy. Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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