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Replacement battery options are listed on the HB FAQ, at:
http://handyboard.com/faq/display.php?key=nicad
Why don't you get the 1000 mAh packs from Radio Shack? That would
give you 2x the run time of the 500 mAh packs. Take longer to
charge, but would require no other board mods.
Fred
On Friday, October 11, 2002, at 12:03 PM, Joe Kopena wrote:
> Hi,
> First I wanted to thank the handful of people that responded to my
> previous
> question about HB batteries. We seem to be getting by using Fred's
> suggestions,
> basically being more careful about charging, using ZAP mode to
> pull up really
> dead packs, etc.
>
> But, I'm still curious about replacing some of these cells, or
> eventually
> having to replace them. DigiKey seems to not offer 500mAh AA
> NiCADs anymore and
> I can only find them at one place (Jameco). Unfortunately, they
> won't create
> the pack for me (as DigiKey would). That means I either have to
> build them or
> use a battery holder (which would also allow me to maintain them
> more, ie.
> replacing dead individual cells), which might change the form
> factor. Anyway,
> long story short, does anyone know a good supplier for these?
> Alternatively,
> what can I replace them with? What's going to happen if I use six
> or seven
> hundred mAh cells?
>
> An added bonus would be improving the power situation somewhat. In
> the later
> portions of our class we pretty much fill up every sensor port on
> the board
> along with two motors and a servo. We tend to have to keep the
> board hooked up
> to power from the wall in order to run for more than a few
> minutes. In the
> future I might think about using an additional power pack for many
> of the
> sensors, but that's less than desireable. Is there some simple way
> to hook
> another pack up to the board for additional power, or to swap in
> more powerful
> batteries?
>
> Thanks, and I apologize for my naivete about these matters.
>
> --
> - joe kopena
>
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