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Hi Jesper,

That's good to know, thanks. Lithium it is then.

Cheers, vout

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, jesper <jesper@...> wrote:
>
> vout@... skrev 2012-03-17 15:07:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Thanks for the replies.
> >
> > I've been told that a Lithium battery would be a good replacement. I've
> > looked and they seem to be very good, with long life, stability and very
> > low self discharge in their favour. BUT, they are not rechargeable as
> > far as I can see (li-ion are, but they leak too it seems, nimh can also
> > leak).
> >
> > So, I think I might fit a Lithium battery (CR123a type or similar) in a
> > holder and disconnect the charging circuit (solving any potential
> > problems there I hope). Has anyone tried this and how long do you think
> > the battery would last?
> >
> > I really don't want to use ni-cad batteries any more, I've seen so much
> > good gear ruined by them.
> 
> My three MTMs and my SDS-7 have Lithium batteries these days. In the MTM 
> you can simply lift a resistor and in the SDS-7 you can add a diode.
> A fair guess on the life span would be 5-10 years.
> 
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> electronically yours, jesper
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