I don't know which option would be best, but rebuilding the pack may not be expensive. A rebuilt NiCad pack for a Flukemeter only cost me $12. Fluke charges $120 for a new one.
On Feb 5, 2017 4:27 PM, "Skip Withrow" <skip.with...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello time-nuts, > > I have 5061A and 5061B units with the battery option and dead battery > packs. My question is what makes the most sense when refurbing these > units? > > 1. Yank the old battery out and just leave it that way. Running the unit > on a UPS would preserve the functionality. > > 2. Replace the pack with a rebuilt NiCd pack. I'm sure Batteries Plus > would be happy to do it, but sounds expensive. > > 3. Replace the pack with a NiMH pack, and really crank down the float > current of the 5061. > > 4. Replace the pack with Li-ion battery. Would be a much smaller battery, > but the charging circuit would have to be pitched. Building in a Li-ion > charge controller sounds like it could be a project (which I don't > necessarily want). > > 5. Yank the old battery pack and run the 5061 on two 12V batteries with an > appropriate power supply/charger (basically a version of #1). > > Any thoughts on these or other options would be appreciated. Thanks in > advance. > > Regards, > Skip Withrow > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/ > mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
