[SPARCbook] Battery

[Tyson J. Lambert]

I got a quote from one such company locally and it was actually far more
expensive than tadpole's price for a whole new pack.  Apperently they use
an unusual type of cell.  If anyone finds otherwise let the list know.
Quite a few would like to replace the aging batteries


-Ty


On Wed, 28 Jun 2000, Ken Hansen wrote:

> There are people who make a living recycling/rebuilding unusual battery
> packs. If you were to send your pack to one of these companies you
> could probably get it rebuilt for a reasonable amount (less than $100 I
> would guess/assume).
> 
> I have no companies in mind, but I have seen ads in the back of the
> various Ham magazines (QST, CQ, etc) and even Nuts n'Volts if your
> local bookstore carries it would have several leads...
> 
> You do know that under the best of circumstances, an hour is all you
> can get from a battery pack, maybe even just 45 minutes...
> 
> I would *strongly* recommend against simply stuffing AA NiCads into
> the carrier - I'd defer to a professional and pay for their expertise and
> spare my SPARCBook any power-related damage...
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Ken
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Robert Wier" <reiwb3 at bright.net>
> To: <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 1:38 PM
> Subject: [SPARCbook] Battery
> 
> 
> >
> > Hello All;
> >
> > Has any one tried to cut open their Battery pack and replace the inside
> with
> > nickel cadmium AA's? Will this work with the Tadpole Power pack?
> > I'm really not that cheap, but it might be a reasonable alternative to
> Tadpoles
> > near $200.00 price tag.
> > Thanks
> >
> > Robert Wier
> > reiwb3 at bright.net
> >
> > P.S. I cant get into Tadpole ftp as well!
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