Glad that your unit is working again, Lex! I am having the same "other" problem as you though... higher priority work in the form of home projects to contend with.
So far, I have been able to get through the calibration up to section 11-6-8 where I need to remove the tracking generator block for adjustment. I am debating whether or not to perform this, as to this point, the machine seems to perform very well. I was able to gain a couple of dB through the alignment procedures to this point. After I'm done doing some real work, I'll re-visit this just to see how difficult it will be to remove the TG block for calibration.
Edit:
I too saw the "BATTLY" and appreciated the Japanese humor in that. I bet the design engineer got a little giggle... I wonder if he/she was Japanese? Anyway, I had ordered these a while back and will be swapping with the original NiCd cells, which, incidentally, had not leaked and actually still would hold enough of a charge to keep the memory good for a couple of days.
https://www.amazon.com/4pcs-Coin-200...dp/B088G2393T/
Thanks a bunch for your help with this, gentlemen!
Regards,
Matt