Battery Backup Failing

["gkamieneski@xxxxxxxxxxx" <gkamieneski@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

After the ice storms and outages my X10 Protector Plus security console
battery low indicator came on (powered the unit for probably 4 total
hours).  When I replaced the 9v the light continued to be on.  Looks
like a wiring problem from the battery harness or else a surge fried
the battery backup part of the unit.  All other features appear
functional.

Any ideas as to what I should look for?  Anything I can do with a
multimeter and the battery leads?  I'm getting 9.5volts out of the
battery, but I would have to "snap" the unit apart to check if the
wires have come loose.