On 09/25/2015 08:53 AM, David Garrido wrote:
> I have been able to find Wein batteries that are 1.35v zinc/air and I > could stack and shrink wrap 5 of those in series to arrive at 6.75 > very stable volts, but they are a minimum of $4.50 each cell. I was > hoping to find a more affordable / elegant solution. Zinc-air won't work. Once the seal is broken, the lifetime is measured in days. BTDT. The unit is probably relying on the batteries as a voltage reference so you really need the mercury batteries unless you want to design a stable reference. Fortunately Mercury batteries are still available from Russia. http://www.px625.ru/ The guy has a good rep. John -- John DeArmond Tellico Plains, Occupied TN http://www.fluxeon.com <-- THE source for induction heaters http://www.neon-john.com <-- email from here http://www.johndearmond.com <-- Best damned Blog on the net https://www.etsy.com/shop/BarbraJoanOriginals <-- please visit PGP key: wwwkeys.pgp.net: BCB68D77 _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts and follow the instructions there.
