[time-nuts] What to do with a 5061A/5061B with dead NiCds
Bob Camp
kb8tq at n1k.org
Mon Feb 6 00:37:46 UTC 2017
HI
Unless you are in a *very* unusual location, put it on a UPS.
Bob
> On Feb 5, 2017, at 6:27 PM, Skip Withrow <skip.withrow at 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
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