Key here is if battery is ni-cd it implies a charging circuit and using alkaline or lithium batteries may explode If charged
On the hp instruments which I have rehabbed from that era most of them used nicads with a charger circuit so best advice is replace like with like Sent from my iPhone On May 3, 2012, at 12:40 PM, Brooke Clarke <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi: > > Shelf life is the key spec for memory backup batteries. The worst possible > type are rechargeable which go dead in a few months. > Next best are primary batteries where Alkaline (a few years) is good, but > newer chemistries like Lithium primary have >> 10 year shelf life. > So a computer memory backup battery is the best choice. The largest one that > fits the space will have much more capacity than the old battery because > batteries have improved a lot in the past 10 years. > http://www.prc68.com/I/batt.shtml#CC > > Have Fun, > > Brooke Clarke > http://www.PRC68.com > http://www.end2partygovernment.com/Clarke4Congress.html > > > [email protected] wrote: >> The best way is to buy a rechargeable cell pack for cordless phones. These >> are typically made with 3 small NiCad so that they don't mind trickle >> charging and are already safely packaged in shrink tubing with two leads and >> a connector. When the local Lowe's went out of the phone distribution >> market, they sold many of those small battery packs for $1 or $2 and I got a >> few that I have been using for that purpose. >> >> Didier KO4BB >> >> ------Original Message------ >> From: [email protected] >> Sender: [email protected] >> To: Time-Nuts >> ReplyTo: [email protected] >> ReplyTo: Time-Nuts >> Subject: Re: [time-nuts] HP 5334A battery >> Sent: May 3, 2012 4:24 AM >> >>> [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> My 5334A Service Manual for SERIAL NUMBER PREFIX: 2426A lists the following >>> battery; >>> >>> Reference Designation - BT1 >>> HP Part Number - 1420-0268 >>> Description - Battery 3.6V .065A-HR NI-CD >>> Mfr Code - 28480 (which is Hewlett-Packard) >>> Mfr Part Number - 1420-0268 >>> >>> I haven't opened my unit up to make any checks against this data. Hope >>> this helps. >> Sure, thank you. I think that the fastest way to replace it would be to >> assemble three ordinary 1.2V cells. >> Regards, >> Antonio I8IOV >> >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> >> Sent from my BlackBerry Wireless thingy while I do other things... >> _______________________________________________ >> time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >> To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >> and follow the instructions there. >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
