7 Feb
2009
7 Feb
'09
11:46 p.m.
Local store ( Ford Electronics, Southern CA ) has " D " size rechargeable
batteries with tabs spot welded on either end, 4.5 AmpHour for $10 .
Shipping might be a deal breaker... I've used the " C " and " AA "
sizes to
replace dead cells in battery packs by solder the new tabs to the old tabs
of the cells surgically removed.
Best regards, Steven
----- Original Message -----
From: "Roy J. Tellason" <rtellason at verizon.net>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: Anyone have a line on batteries for the NLS
portableoscilloscope?
October
on
> >I've never seen single cells, but we did
have some 4V units which were
> > only two cells.
>
> Gates was a major provider of the single 2V cell in the "D" size with
tabs
on one end.
Yeah, I'd remembered that a bit later on...
My stint in the battery retail store biz went from January of 1993 to of 1995, so I'm a bit fuzzy about recalling some
of those details these
days. :-)
> NLS used three of them but a 6V monolythic battery with the same outer
> dimensions will also work fine as the tabs soldered to the rear board
for
mounting and
to create a series connection.
The ones they make with multiple cells in a plastic case have a flat top
that's rectangular in cross-section and that might be an issue, depending the housing. A quick google gets me to this page:
http://www.batteryprice.com/0819-00126v25ahcyclonleadacidbattery.aspx
where there's a picture of one, what they're calling a "0819-0012 6v
2.5Ah
Cyclon Lead Acid Battery". Not a bad price at
$15.70, either, if it'll
fit. The individual D sized cells are here:
http://www.batteryprice.com/0810-0004cyclonbattery.aspx
at $7.90 each, not terrific but not too terrible either.
> The only reason batteries are needed to run the NLS is the charger is
way
too small run
run it directly.
Interesting...