Re: Replacing leaking batteries

From: John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz_at_physik.fu-berlin.de>
Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2016 15:37:28 +0200
Message-ID: <5b03c053-219e-61af-1271-60f910c43bf3@physik.fu-berlin.de>
Hello!

On 06/22/2016 03:27 PM, Baltissen, GJPAA (Ruud) wrote:
>> Looking for something better that I wouldn't have to babysit or risk leaking in a few years again.
> 
> You cannot replace them CR2032s (or equivalents) for two reasons:
> - you have to remove the recharge circuit first
> - the older RTCs use more current and therefore exhaust the battery too quick.

Also be advised that usually you can't easily replace an NiCd battery type with
a NiMH battery type as the former are usually employed in trickle charging [1]
which can reduce the lifetime of NiMH and other non-NiCd battery types.

Thus, before you are replacing the battery with a different type, make sure the
charging circuitry is compatible with the new battery type.

Adrian

> [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trickle_charging

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