Re: ?Rebuilding batteries

[AlTerego]

A word of caution from the guy with the burned fingers. I've rebuilt 
lots of battery packs in drills etc with NiCads and had no soldering 
problems, however, when soldering a tab on my 540c's lithium button 
cell (PRAM back up battery) a little too much time with the soldering 
iron and the cell exploded. Actually, ruptured would be a better 
word, but through the site of the rupture came a white-hot jet of 
something (oxidizing Lithium? Should help my mood swings) which sent 
me to the ER w/ second degree burns on two fingers and ultimately 
lost the fingernail on one.

Hey - Be CAREFUL out there!

BTW I abandoned attempts to rebuild my PB battery as the cost would 
be half that of a new battery and didn't justify all the effort and 
potential failure.

--
Al Terego
"There are two things that counseling has helped me realize. One is 
that I have Attention Deficit Disorder and maybe afterwards we could 
go see a movie." -Ken Kligerman

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