PowerBook G3 Wallstreet does not recognise battery - what could cause this?

I have recently been trying to revive an old PowerBook Wallstreet G3 that has sat in a cupboard for 5 years. Initially, whilst it did boot on AC, it did not see either old battery in either bay and would not keep the date. I replaced the re-chargeable (PRAM) battery and it will now keep the date but still does not see either battery. I ordered a new battery which arrived today. It to is not seen and so cannot charge.
I have re- set the PMU and tried battery re-set 2.0. The computer was having re-charge problems before I put it away. It would see the batteries but would only re-charge when sleeping. I can believe that the old batteries are shot but would have expected the new one to be ok. The RH media bay will take a DVD drive and does see it when installed.
Any ideas as to what is causing the problem? What boards might I replace to try to fix it. Having done the PRAM battery replacement I am happy to take it appart.
Thanks for your suggestions.

May be a solution on one of these links.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25914?viewlocale=en_US
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25940?viewlocale=en_US
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=2003071622115360
http://www.ehow.com/about_5389462_powerbook-battery-problems.html
http://www.ifixit.com/Wiki/PowerBook_G3_Lombard_Troubleshooting
 Cheers, Tom

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