5 Jun
2008
5 Jun
'08
5:59 p.m.
On Thursday 05 June 2008 20:23, Mr Ian Primus wrote:
The batteries in my MicroVaxen need to be replaced. A
couple of questions:
What's the best way to clean up corrosion damage caused by these batteries?
With Alkaline batteries, I usually use vinegar (since alkalines leak a
base, not acid). What about NI-CD?
Those also use an alkali for an electrolyte, as I found out the hard way
once.
What types of batteries can these be replaced with?
I'm assuming that this
is a NI-CD battery pack. I went to Radio Shack expecting to simply find a
cordless phone battery that I could use to replace it - the pack appears to
be nothing more than three AAA NI-CD cells in series. Unfortunately, the
only sort of phone batteries they carry are either too big (AA's) or NIMH.
A battery speclalty store would be able to help you easier, like batteries
plus for example. What they don't stock they can order in and they have the
setup to make up packs, or at least the couple of them I've been in.
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