MRC01
Major Contributor
My Tascam DA3000 doesn't remember the date/time clock setting, not even when powered on. The problem is that uses a button cell battery for this, and the battery is dead. This battery is a small button cell soldered to the bottom of the central PCB. I expected to find a slide-in button cell slot like in a quartz watch or PC motherboard, but no, it's a button cell with tabs, soldered in. What a PITA <sigh>
And of course, they had to put it on the bottom of the PCB, so you must remove more than 10 tiny connectors, a mix of cable & ribbon, to remove the board entirely, in order to desolder the old and solder the new one in. Since these button cells aren't rechargeable and don't last more than about 3 years, it seems to be poor design for an otherwise great piece of gear. Yeah I'm just griping about it.
Fortunately, it's merely an annoyance. the DA3000 works fine without the clock.
And of course, they had to put it on the bottom of the PCB, so you must remove more than 10 tiny connectors, a mix of cable & ribbon, to remove the board entirely, in order to desolder the old and solder the new one in. Since these button cells aren't rechargeable and don't last more than about 3 years, it seems to be poor design for an otherwise great piece of gear. Yeah I'm just griping about it.
Fortunately, it's merely an annoyance. the DA3000 works fine without the clock.