[time-nuts] HP-105B Battery Replacement?
Alexander Pummer
alexpcs at ieee.org
Wed Sep 14 21:41:35 EDT 2016
Hi Brooke,
sorry I have to disappoint you; Ni-Cd batteries do not use any acid,
they have K-OH kalium hidrioxid [potassium hydroxide for anglophone ]
as electrolyte and they are normally very air-tide, and widely used in
radios.
73
KJ6UHN
Alex
On 9/14/2016 4:45 PM, Brooke Clarke wrote:
> Hi Jeremy:
>
> It's a very bad idea to put any battery with acid in an enclosure that
> has electronics since if it vents the acid will etch the PCBs.
> Guess how I learned this. I got a great price on a Gibbs Frequency
> Standard because the oven no longer worked.
> http://prc68.com/I/office_equip.html
>
>
> Modern Ni-Cad batteries have much more capacity than older ones and no
> longer have a memory effect. They are also very easy to charge, so
> why not just replace the old cells?
>
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