Hi John, If the leads on the existing cells are thin metal strips then they probably won't come off with a soldering iron. They're usually welded on during the manufacturing process.
You might try Mouser or Digi-Key to see if you can find a battery holder it would slip into. The holder would have leads that are easy to connect to. 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS --- On Sat, 12/19/09, John Ferguson <jferg...@yahoo.com> wrote: > From: John Ferguson <jferg...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [Elecraft] OT: soldering leads to coin cell batteries > To: elecr...@mailman.qth..net > Date: Saturday, December 19, 2009, 2:35 PM > Does anyone here have experience > soldering leads to coin cell batteries? > My Compaq Armada M300 needs a new cmos battery. the > present one is a 2032 with 2 leads and a molex plug. > > my scheme is to put the needle point on my trusty WTCP, > remove the leads from the old battery, sand them and tin > them and using the flux I used for the smt project, quickly > as in QUICKLY touch the point to the leads. > > Why not? > > AI4TO John Ferguson m/v arcadian > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
