From: Doug Franklin
On 2010-06-12 14:27, John Sessoms wrote:
> Is there any reason I can't replace that battery with a larger capacity
> Gel Cell if I can find one that will fit inside the case? If a 6v 4ah
> battery will fit in the case, could I safely use that in place of the
> the 6v 2.5ah battery.
>
> No warranty issues, these are OLD power packs. But I'd prefer not to
> burn up the circuitry.
I don't know enough about gel cells versus NiCd cells to tell you for
sure. You certainly can redo the cells that way, but I'm guessing the
built in monitoring and charging circuitry may not be appropriate for
gel cels unless they charge and discharge pretty much identically to
NiCds. So you might have to disconnect or ignore the built in circuits
and gin up a separate charger that's appropriate for gels. OTOH, you
might be able to find higher capacity NiCds in the same form factor, and
that's a no-brainer switch out that I've done on numerous pieces of gear
over the years, but not a flash battery pack.
The cells in the Battery 1+ are not NiCd cells. They're a sealed lead
acid battery. The Gell Cell is another sealed lead acid battery, but I
think a slightly different construction.
My concern is whether the charger can handle the higher Amp Hour rating.
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