wrf;515365 Wrote: > I too built a battery. Major hassle finding the right connector and > $5.99 is a very fair price. However, could I persuade you to share your > instructions? I followed the instructions at > > http://cms.diodenring.de/de/electronic/microcontroller/92-squeezebox > > and there are a few ambiguities. > > 1. Packaging the batteries. The batteries won't fit in the SBR when > using regular battery holders. I purchased two version, and they are > both too big. What do you do for packaging? Solder directly to the > ends of the battery? That would probably fit, but I'm unsure about > damage to the battery. Perhaps use batteries manufactured with solder > tabs? That too would likely work, but all the sources I could find > charge about $4.00 per battery. > > 2. Battery taps. The referenced web site puts taps between cells 3/4 > and 7/8. It appears to be a guess on the part of the author. Add to > that another guess on my part - which tap goes to which connector pin > and you've got some serious experimentation going on. My experience was > good for a while. I connected the 3/4 tap to to pin 3 and the 7/8 tap > to pin 5 (using the numbering scheme on the reference web site) Battery > one is considered the first one in the series stack, where the positive > connection goes directly to pin 1. The battery charged up normally > (topping out at about 29 degrees C) and then I used it straight on > battery power. After several hours (about 6) the battery was showning > about one third remaining. Music continued to play, but none of the > buttons would work. Not even the power or volume button. Pulling the > battery connection reset the box, and it promptly did it again. It's > now on wall power with the batteries charging again. Clearly something > is amiss and I am hoping it is related to the battery tap connections. > > Again, could you share your instructions?
Did you ever get it working? I found the instructions you linked quite lacking as it's not clear to me how he wired the cells together (in series I am guessing) and exactly what leads he utilized in the connector. -- jmpage2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jmpage2's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=41 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=75056 _______________________________________________ Radio mailing list Radio@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/radio
