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.
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Thanks,
DougF (KG4LMZ)
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