[NTLK] OMP AAA battery module worth saving?

[Alexander Shendi]

A suggestion: Could you put it somewhere and send a link?

Am 23. August 2023 21:28:13 MESZ schrieb Tim Johnson <tim at aaack.org>:
>I perhaps could have been more clear that this is the AAA battery holder, not a rechargeable battery pack.
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>I tried to send a photo to the list but my attachment was 65k-70k and was over the limit.
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>I'd be happy to let someone come pick this up from me (SF Bay Area) but obviously cannot ship it anywhere.
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>Thanks,
>Tim 
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>> On Aug 23, 2023, at 3:07 AM, NewtonTalk <newtontalk at pda-soft.de> wrote:
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>> In my opinion attempting to save such a pack isn't worth the effort. They're
>> pretty fragile and aren't really suited for being taken apart and put
>> together again. Apart from that, at least in Europe you'll have a hard time
>> finding AAA size Nickel-Cadmium cells, let alone cells with soldering tabs.
>> Selling standard size Nickel-Cadmium cells has been forbidden for years over
>> here. Using Nickel Metal Hydride isn't really an option since the OMP
>> expects Nickel-Cadmium cells, which need a charge curve that's slightly
>> different from the curve NiMH cells need.
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>> A much better and easier option is using NiMH cells in an OMP battery holder
>> and charge those separately. These days, cells like that have at least three
>> times the capacity that Apple's original cells had, and a decent modern
>> charger will put way more capacity into them than the OMP's ancient charge
>> circuitry ever could.
>> 
>> If someone's interested, I still have a couple of OMP/MP100 battery holders
>> laying around. They are brand new,  unopened and will set you back eight
>> Euros apiece plus what I pay for stamps. If you take three or more, you
>> wouldn't have many problems talking me into a discount :-)
>> 
>> Cheers
>> 
>> Frank
>> 
>> -- Newton software and hardware at http://www.pda-soft.de
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