On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, Tony Duell wrote:
BTW, the Fedco
battery packs (3x Gates Cyclon cells in series, held
together with a big piece of heat-shrunk tubing) that I got from iGo
do work. I've ordered another batch from another online seller
I'm not suprised they're fine. The service manual shows this type of
battery in one of the photographs.
You can buy the loose cells (at least over here you can) and wire then up
yourself. I intend doing that to my Portable Plus fairly soon -- I'll let
the list know how I get on. It may not be any cheaper to do this, but I
think the cells are easier to get than the packs.
Incidentally, does anyone know of a UK source of the large heat-shrink
sleeving used on battery packs? Nobody seems to list it in the catalogues.
And typically, if you can find something large enough the wall thickness
is vastly heavier than you need/want!
- don
-tony