>I replaced the exhausted cells of my original PB 145 battery with new >NiMH cells, with several advantages: the original NiCd cells were rated >at 1300 mAh ( or 1.3 Amp/hour ), while today's NiMH cells of the >same physical size are capable of 2000 mAh output. It's a matter of >carving the sealed case open (I cut along the seam around the original label), >extracting the old cells, and replacing them with tabbed cells of the same >size, making sure to maintain polarity, and to include the thermal shutoff >sensors in the circuit. It's easier than it sounds, though my longtime >soldering experience helped.
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