I have soldered wires to NiCd batteries too, gingerly, but the manufacturers warn that the battery could explode so I dont advise others to try it. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 greentron@xxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "tvservice" <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 5:29 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Welding tabs on batteries > I suspect those leads are welded on before the battery is assembled. > I have soldered on wires to new batteries like this. > Scrape the surface of the battery first to allow the solder to stick and > don't get too hot while soldering > Heat is not a good thing for batteries > Robert > tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > H & H Electronics Inc > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ohio Consumer Electronics" <samurai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Tech Assist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 1:11 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Welding tabs on batteries > > > > Hi folks, > > I just took my ailing laptop battery pack apart to see if I might be able > to > > rebuild it. Looks like it uses standard Li-ion cells and I've found a > > source for the cells. Looks like tin or stainless steel foil strips about > > 1/4" wide welded to the ends of the batteries. Anyone have any idea how > to > > weld the new batteries in? > > It looks like two small spot welds about 1-2mm apart on each tab. I'm > > visualizing two probes about that far apart pressing the tab against the > > battery and passing enough current between them to weld the tab on. > > I'm wondering if one of those old weller soldering guns could be used > if > > I made a set of probes to fit in place of the regular tip... > > > > Joel Jacobs > > Ohio Consumer Electronics > > Pickerington, Ohio > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/