for those waiting for the result of my trial to account for the HK memory battery,
well, it's quite a disappointment. here's a look at the HK5550 with the top cover off.
aside from the very large EI transformer, where most of our money went, we can
see how tight the fit is. i have the front cover already unscrewed, but can't really
disengage it from the main body coz of some wires and flat ribbon cables that are
hard to disconnect.
i peeked at the gap between the front panel (just the back pcb though) and can't
seem to find anything resembling a battery or storage capacitor. probably it's still
much farther inside the front panel itself and the pcb. to totally disengage the
front panel, you'll have to cut the cable ties that hold the wires neat and tight.
i really didn't want to mess with that though.
so that about ends my little (mis)adventure with my hk5550.