Butterfly Battery Overhaul
Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:16 pm
All the batteries for 701s that have come my way are dead 1.5 amp or less ni-cad units.
This week my order of 2.3 amp NiMh tabbed AA batteries came in, pack is sized for the 5/4 AA but the only ones I could find were lower capacity and more expensive. One upgrade I'm thinking about is use some of the left over space for a socket so I can easly hook up an external 10.8 volt pack.
Did they ever offer a drop in charger for this type of battery pack?
I do have a drop in charger for my 600, 02K6499, the one with interchangable adapters, guess I could modify the 380/385 unit to work, oops no, it has 5 contacts and I only need 4.
BTW, I have opened two of these batteries now, much easier than either the 600 or the 755cd battery pack I have also opened. Also they only have one transistor, wish I could find a NiMh version to open but no luck so far.
Any imput from those who have gone before would be great!
farmer kev
This week my order of 2.3 amp NiMh tabbed AA batteries came in, pack is sized for the 5/4 AA but the only ones I could find were lower capacity and more expensive. One upgrade I'm thinking about is use some of the left over space for a socket so I can easly hook up an external 10.8 volt pack.
Did they ever offer a drop in charger for this type of battery pack?
I do have a drop in charger for my 600, 02K6499, the one with interchangable adapters, guess I could modify the 380/385 unit to work, oops no, it has 5 contacts and I only need 4.
BTW, I have opened two of these batteries now, much easier than either the 600 or the 755cd battery pack I have also opened. Also they only have one transistor, wish I could find a NiMh version to open but no luck so far.
Any imput from those who have gone before would be great!
farmer kev