Replacing an A2000 battery

From: Peter C. Wallace <pcw_at_mesanet.com>
Date: Sun Nov 7 11:20:21 2004

On Sun, 7 Nov 2004, Bryan Pope wrote:

> And thusly Peter C. Wallace spake:
> >
> > On Sun, 7 Nov 2004, Dr. Ido wrote:
> >
> > > >Also, did I read somewhere earlier that soldering to a battery is a VBT?
> > > >(Very Bad Thing) ;)
> > >
> > > I've also heard that, but I don't know the exact reason for it. I have
> > > soldered leads directly to lithium coin type memory backup batteries before
> > > without any problems. Usually I fit a battery holder, but sometimes when I
> > > don't have one on hand I've taken the lazy/easy option.
> > >
> >
> >
> > The reason is that when soldering on the wires tabs etc, the Lithium cell may
> > be heated enough to explode in your face = Very Bad Thing
> >
>
> Will the same thing happen with a NiCad battery?

Much less likely due to the reactivity of battery chemistry.

Still, overheating batteries is never a good thing (spot welding is very fast
with only localized heating)

If I had to solder tabs on a Nicad, I'd do it with a large hot iron so the
total soldering time is in the second or two range.




>
> Cheers,
>
> Bryan Pope
>

Peter Wallace
Received on Sun Nov 07 2004 - 11:20:21 GMT