Tom, see attachment for a picture of what the individual cells look
like.
And yes, the only well known brand I know which uses these cells is
Varta. Some local OEM brands may have the same cells (made in
Singapore, BTW).
Frank van Lindert
Utrecht NL.
On Sat, 24 Mar 2001 08:27:03 -0600, "Tom Scales"
<tscales@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>OK, I'm stuck. I have the thing disassembled just fine and went to take
>apart the NiMH. I expected to find something like rectangular button
>cells -- meaning cells encased in metal.
>
>Instead, I found one big plastic 'outer container' with 7 individual, very
>messy, cells inside. It looks like they just put them all together in the
>bigger case.
>
>Is this right? Should they be these wierd cells that leak what I expect is
>toxic chemicals all over my hands? I couldn't find the recommended Vartas
>locally, so these are just noname NiMH. I suspect that is the problem.
>
>Could someone that has done this before describe the cells for me?
>
>Also, I noticed in the FAQ that some people use NiMH and some use NiCad. I
>understand that the NiCads will do sustained bursts better and that the NiMH
>doesn't have the memory effect. Other than that, what is the advantage of
>one over the other.
>
>I'm glad I opened it up, though. The NiCads were leaking and I had to spend
>some time cleaning them up.
>
>Tom
>
>
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