the other problem with soldering watch cells, which scared me away, is that they are relatively thick metal and crimp sealed, meaning they probably don't fail easily, but when they do it's bound to be exciting and produce serious injury, they'd be a small bomb.
Hardy Menagh wrote: ------ > 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. ------- -- "For six years, John O'Neill was the FBI's leading expert on Al Qaeda. He warned of it's threat to the U.S. But to the people at FBI headquarters, O'Neill was too much of a maverick, and they stopped listening to him. He left the FBI in the summer of 2001 and took a new job as head of security at the World Trade Center." <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/knew/>. Why did 911 happen? Politics, in the broad sense and at the FBI, that's what makes it a tragedy in the truest sense. O'Neil's body was found in the stairwell of what had been the south tower. -- 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
