Hi guys,
I have been de-modding my soundtracs pc midi 24 desk (the group outs had been modded on every channel in one way or another!) and doing some general cleaning up, in the process i decided to check the master module for mods and whilst checking that I noticed some leakage from the battery

....doesn't look like any damage has been done yet! so i am gonna get it outa there.
My question is this - can i still power up the desk whilst waiting for the replacement battery to arrive? I think that the battery is just for patch storage of midi information and that I just won't be able to save info.....but I am not absolutely sure! any help will appreciated.
Also, the volume level is down on the left side of the monitor A outputs, approx half volume and if I monitor out of monitor B outputs on the left channel there is kind of a spitting sound on any sharp attack sounds and bass sounds....any ideas as to what might be causing either or both of these problems. The main mix out is clean and working fine so I can work around the problems at the moment.
Thanks in advance