Thanks so much for your help! I'll get right to ordering the battery from Maplin. I'm
excited to get this set working. It's been sitting here taunting me for too long now...
Justin
--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, sovereigng@a... wrote:
> Justin,
> The nickel cadmium battery is rated @ 3.6V, 150 or 160 mAh. The Maplin
> Electronics (UK) is BN24. They ship internationally and it really doesn't cost
> that much. For me it was worth the shipping because I ordered 5 of them for a
> pair of SDS-7s and a pair of MTMs plus a spare. As I said Radio Shack doesn't
> sell anything like it and you'll be lucky to find a salesman who knows what
> you're talking about. The days of home electronics tinkering are long gone and
> Radio Shack has moved on to "cash & carry" items like t.v. and cell phones. Few
> people are interested in radio kits and the like. You may luck out and find a
> dealer on the web who builds batteries (like the rechargeable packs in older
> cordless phones) and get something close to what you need but I'd go w/ Maplin
> because they're reputable and they make a battery pack that is very close to
> the original battery in regard to voltage and miliamperes.