Like the saying goes "known by NLG to cause board cancer".
Take the battery out now before it does damage.
Matt are you kidding me? 504 board shit can that battery.
If you knew you had a small growth that could turn into cancer the doctor would say get it out now.....
Thanks
Rich
I was simply saying (due to the OP not even knowing the board yet., No offence.) that it does not look like it needs to be removed immediately. Like it can wait without harm. I then said that I agree the battery should be removed at some point, but thought it would be wise in this case to take things slower..
Also, as I said earlier.., I started removing batteries left and right when it was not needed. I would buy a few boards here and there from vendors and the battery was still attached. Once I did, I ran into tilts, optic probs etc.. At the time I didn't know much (still don't, ha) and it caused unnecessary stress trying to fix the probs.
If the OP feels comfortable removing it, go for it.. I was just pointing out the things I ran into being hasty. Again, I did say that it would need to be removed at some point.