[jenrou]

I've had a Zorjirushi C-S15 bread machine for about 20 years, using it a lot when I first got it the first few years, then I got married, combined two houses, and it got put away for almost 15 years! I got it out a few days ago and began reading up on it again to use it. It seems that if it is left unplugged the batteries will only last 5 or 6 years, but may last longer if plugged in.

Well, mine is blinking 8am which means the battery is dead-no wonder, is it?
It seems that the battery is like a pc battery, soldered into the machine near the clock, and you can't solder a replacement battery. I won't pay shipping to send it to a factory repair, so I need to somehow get a battery from them , and some kind of battery holder, maybe a pc part.

Anyone dealt with this? I found some online help which tells me what I have typed here, and where you can get the batteries, but not a holder. It seems more a pc technical maneuver than an appliance thing.

[Sara Arell]

Interesting about the battery - I don't have a breadmaker, but sure would like to have one! Maybe the newer ones have easier batteries that can be replaced? I know nothing about breadmakers but I'll bet Dot has one and can fill us in on this! I think I remember Dot talking about a breatdmaker at one time.

Dot?

[MariJ]

Wow, now that's a dilemna - sorry Jean. Don't have any info but thanks for the post. I think I'd better go plug my seldom used bread maker in to charge the battery up a bit!
Good luck.

[scrappinchar]

I didn't even know that they had batteries in them. I hope you figure it out. Are you able to take the cover off to see it?

[jenrou]

When my DH's hand heals a little, I'll get him to check it out. (Although, he is playing drums on a job tonight!) He used to work for GE back in the small appliance days, so he is pretty good with things like that. We will have to contact the company and see if they sell a battery with "legs" that can be soldered in. You have to raise or remove a circuit board to get to the battery (someone online gave some directions) then remove the soldered battery then replace it. Hudson did this in an old pc years ago, so it is worth a try. Either way, I'm not paying for repair and shipping on a 20 year old machine, although except for the battery, it is like new.

I never read that part about the batteries in my manual, so it might be a good idea to check on yours, on all brands.

[Smiles]

It might end up being cheaper to buy another one. I hope you are able to fix it though.

[jenrou]

Well, Dh got the battery for the breadmaker, replaced the old one, and the panel lit up, but nothing else. No time, and nothing worked. The Company is no help at all, and wouldn't even sell him the battery-sent to someone else. So goodbye, bread machine. I'd give the thing to someone for parts if I knew who. Online people are always redoing those machines.
I don't use it enough to buy another one. There's circuit boards in those things, so no telling what is wrong now.

[Smiles]

That's too bad, Jean!