I read in !emc-pstc that don_borow...@selinc.com wrote (in <ofc54f7ba7.cab7254d-on88256cbf.0051d...@selinc.com>) about 'BeCu problem' on Fri, 31 Jan 2003:
>I have seen stainless steel used as battery contacts. The contacts >developed an oxide on them that made it difficult to get power from the >battery. Seems to me that some plating could solve that problem however. OTOH, I have never found any problem with *magnetic* stainless steel. But nickel plate does cause film interface problems, particularly for 1.5 V or 3 V supplies. -- Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only. http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Interested in professional sound reinforcement and distribution? Then go to http://www.isce.org.uk PLEASE do NOT copy news posts to me by E-MAIL! This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org Archive is being moved, we will announce when it is back on-line. All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
