Re: 41CV Batt Pack Message #2 Posted by Steve (Australia) on 9 Feb 2001, 6:33 a.m., in response to message #1 by Rene Beltran
It's totally dead, not worth a thing, send it to me!
Well, maybe not...
The cells can be replaced. The original 1/2 N cells are rare as hens teeth, but you can use 1/3 AAA cells.
1/3 AA *almost* fit, but require some truely extrodinary hacking to fit them (I would not advise it).
There is a problem with some nicad packs that will pass ummm well in excess of 12V to the calculator if the nicads are stuffed - so be careful trying to run it without the cells replaced.
I would suggest you fit the charger to the pack (outside the calculator) and measure the voltage. If it's less than 6V, then the calculator is almost certainly undamaged. If it exceeds 6V by much of a margin, there is a chance that your calculator may be damaged (sorry).
There is a "fix" to this problem that you can do when replacing the cells if your pack is one of these.
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