At 5:42 PM 10/3/2 -0600, Philip Stortz wrote: >be very, very careful soldering to batteries, they can burst, or you >might just make them leak later. better to use conductive epoxy on >batteries, which is what i did last time. also, batteries often have a >plating that isn't very friendly to solder, it may not stick well.
That goes double for the smaller watch batteries which heat up quickly. The irony, pun intended ;) is that the hotter the iron, the less likely you are to overheat the battery when soldering it. A colder iron will have to remain in contact with the battery longer and will heat it dangerously. It shouldn't take more than 4 seconds to pre-tin the cell ends and less time to solder the wires on AAA cells. I've had considerable experience soldering radio control flight packs but don't think I would even risk soldering watch cells. The other thing to consider is that the 128K - Plus and maybe later Macs, charges the PRAM battery when the switch is on. This is why a dead battery may be brought back to temporary life just by using it. I have noticed that the packs of AAAs I've made up, get warm after a session. These weren't intended to be re-charged, so I am watching them like a hawk for leakage. Lower capacity watch cells may be a higher risk for problems due to charging. Hardy Menagh + E-mailed from a System 6 Macintosh Plus + -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
