[volt-nuts] fluke 731b battery pack

[Tom Miller]

NiMH does not do too well in float charge conditions and that is the main 
state a 731B will spend its time.

Regards,
Tom

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Garner" <garnere at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of precise voltage measurement" <volt-nuts at febo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2016 1:27 PM
Subject: [volt-nuts] fluke 731b battery pack


> So I managed to get one of the Fluke 731b's mentioned on the list a while
> back. It was a little more chewed up than the description in the auction
> led me to believe:
>
> https://plus.google.com/u/0/112871219575380932919/posts/iDWyzwYYRdj?pid=6314634305601690930&oid=112871219575380932919
>
> but it appears to be functional.
>
> The NiCd pack appears to have leaked some time in the past and was 
> removed,
> which is fine since I was going to replace the batteries anyway.
>
> Looking through the archives, replacement battery packs for the 731b has
> been a popular topic but I have some questions that remain open.
>
> 1. NiMH cells seem to work in the 731b so I'd prefer to use them over NiCd
> because of the higher capacity and lower toxicity of potential leaks. Is
> there a downside to doing this?
>
> 2. If I go with NiMH, is there a manufacturer that's prefered? reading
> reviews of NiMH cells online leads me to believe that some manufacturers
> (Tenergy) have lower quality and are less reliable.
>
> 3. If I go with NiCd would you expect problems if I used larger cells 
> (4/5A
> vs 2/3A)
>
>
>
>
> thanks
>
> --Eric
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