CHECK or REMOVE your old BATTERIES

[UltraMarginal]

MP Ops Battery is in the little box that holds the matrix. It can be removed I believ but is a complete pain in the calacker. I think My instructions are nearby, so will scan a page if nobody has done so already.

oops, I totally forgot to look

Errr, Whoops There weren't that many, so about 10 or so, but thanks for the tip, I will devise something else then in future.

Exactly what I am not sure though

even if they are lined up so that they are all side by side that is fine, just as long as the contacts aren't touching.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Here are the scans of the instructions. The batteries are in the rear of the box that holds the LED for the Matrix.


You need to mess about with the Matrix box and pull it out a bit as you get to this step when changing from robot to vehicle mode.


There is a way to take the box out, but it's not in the instructions, and my MP1 & 4 are packed away somewhere, sadly I just don't have the time to mess about with them ATM. If I do, pics will come as I have to check the batteries in MP4 I guess.

[jena]

Thanks a bunch, I never would have figured that out without instructions.

[griffin]

Added more details to the listing today. Just about done all the non-movie toys now. (going through the more recent toys now, I now have a huge pile of good batteries with nothing to use them on)

[GoktimusPrime]

Has anyone ever experience leakage/corrosion with watch batteries though? Cos I've only experienced it with non-watch batteries.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Has anyone ever experience leakage/corrosion with watch batteries though? Cos I've only experienced it with non-watch batteries.

I have, I assume you mean the LR44 or whatever they are ones. I had some leak. I had taken them out before hand. They seem less likely to and the damage doesn't look to be as bad as the larger batteries, but they can still leak.

[griffin]

He must be referring to something other than the LR44 (these ones), as I detailed in length on the first post about how easily those LR44 Button Cells leak, as well as showing 3 different photos to prove it.

Other types of Button Cells (perhaps in watches) can be made of other materials that might not be as prone to leaking, which is what he might be talking about.

But as I mentioned in the first post, ALL batteries (button or big) in Transformers toys need to be removed, as they ALL eventually leak.

[Arcee]

Just spent 2 hours getting all the batteries out of my TFs. Most of them are super easy. MP 01 & 04 were bit of a pain though as one crucial step in the instruction was explained only in words and not in pics, and I can't read Japanese. I've managed to figure it out by extremely careful mild exertions. The whole process involved partial transformation and dismantling parts. And as a side effect some other parts accidentally fell off too. Fortunately there's been no damage or new stress mark, and the fallen parts are easily reattached.

Anyone having trouble with their MP 01 & 04 batteries, I'm happy to help!

[jazzcomp]

Here are the scans of the instructions. The batteries are in the rear of the box that holds the LED for the Matrix.


You need to mess about with the Matrix box and pull it out a bit as you get to this step when changing from robot to vehicle mode.

There is a way to take the box out, but it's not in the instructions, and my MP1 & 4 are packed away somewhere, sadly I just don't have the time to mess about with them ATM. If I do, pics will come as I have to check the batteries in MP4 I guess.

I can't remove the box it just slides in both directions. Do you forcefully take that out? Or jsut try to insert a small screwdriver so that the top of the box is kept where it is and the bottom just falls out?

[Arcee]

I can't remove the box it just slides in both directions. Do you forcefully take that out? Or jsut try to insert a small screwdriver so that the top of the box is kept where it is and the bottom just falls out?

For my MP 01 & 04, I forcefully pulled them out.

But you need to do that with caution; the battery box itself won't be much affected. But you need to be aware of the parts around it: the chest doors, the flip boards above and under it, etc. Make sure there's nothing in the way when you pull it.

And after you've got the batteries out just forcefully push it back in. That small red cap over the rivet is actually quite tough.

The trick is to do it quick in one swift pull/push. (And it doesn't require much strength to do it really, so no need to pull it too hard. As long as the direction is vertical and straight it should be fine.)

With my MP 01, because it was my first experiment, after I've reinstalled the battery box it appeared to be a bit loose, and fell out itself. But there's no damage, and I just put it back again. I worked on my MP 04 more experienced and everything went perfectly, the same issue didn't recur.