Rodney

I know it is not good practice to solder leads to any Nixx based battery due to the high possibility of destroying the seal at the positive terminal if you apply to much heat. However, with care I have successfully done this for years on both NiCad and NiMh. My question is, have any of you done this with the Sanyo Eneloop AAA cells? If any of you have some good info on whether or not the internal structures of these cells are any more prone to damage from heat than the old structures, I'd appreciate the information. Perhaps there has been an improvement in the way the seals are implemented over how it was done for the older manufacturing techniques. Since my retirement, I have lost a lot of my sources for inside information on battery manufacturing.

blikseme300

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Rodney,

I have made up 2 8-cell packs for my transmitters using AA Eneloop cells. Preparation was the same as for any NiCD pack - I used 600-grit wet/dry to scuff the ends. A 100w Weller iron was used to tin the ends and the nickel strips. I then sweated the strips to the cells.

These packs have now been in service for more than a year and approx 50 cycles each. They are much better than the previous NiMh packs I had. Capacity is still the same as day one - 2000MAh.

I have no experience with the AAA cells but I am guessing that these will be similar in reliability.

Bliksem

spog1

I have 4 eneloop AAA Rx packs and a AA Tx pack that have been working fine all summer. These are excellent batteries.