[ICOM] WTD 735 Memory Battery

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

I would guess that ANY battery will explode 
if severely overheated!  Having said that, 
I have had good success soldering directly 
to NiCd batteries.  The secret is to preparing 
the surface well.  I scrape the surface well 
with a sharp knife so that more surface is 
available.  Use a 63/37 solder, a HOT tip 
with quite a bit of mass, then get on and 
off quickly.  The shell of the cell then has 
plenty of time to dissipate the heat before 
any damage occurs. 
 
73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 
Oklahoma City, OK 


> Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 09:37:21 -0400 
> From: de.ai4wm at gmail.com 
> To: icom at mailman.qth.net 
> Subject: Re: [ICOM] WTD 735 Memory Battery 
> 
> Carl, 
> I think I got mine from Parts Express or Allied Electronics. Both 
> have good selections of the lithium disk batteries with the solder 
> tabs. You may be able to get a battery locally and solder your own 
> leads onto it, but these batteries can explode when heated. 
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, May 17, 2008 at 12:06 AM, Carl Nord  wrote: 
>> 
>> Hi 
>> Anyone know where I can buy a replacement? 
>> Thanks 
>> Carl 
>> WA1KPD 
>> ----