Re: Battery
Noah Leon <[email protected]> Mon, 9 Dec 2019 12:27:49 -0500
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Allow me to scare you a little, Frank. A year or two ago I acquired a second e-mate. I carefully fixed the hinge problem (it was on the verge of being punctured, thanks to your site it lives!) and then I rebuilt the battery pack using normal NiMH batteries from IKEA. It works great, charges great, but in the middle of the battery pack where the contacts touch, I used scrunched-up aluminium foil to make the contact between cells. I think I did something similar on the ends, or I might have taped the bare wires to the ends of the battery tightly as well. The eMate charges fine, and runs fine (for a long time, thanks to the great batteries), with the thermistor installed as well. However, after following this thread I think I will try to find a safer solution. noah > Why would risk a perfectly healthy >eMate, and maybe your house, going up in smoke? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://newtontalk.net/ http://twitter.com/newtontalk