Anyone have a line on batteries...

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" <cctalk at classiccmp.org> Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2009 4:38 PM Subject: Re: Anyone have a line on batteries for the NLS portableoscilloscope? > > >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 > October 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 on 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...