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From: Dawn on 9 Jul 2010 11:16 Does anybody know where I can purchase a AAA dummy battery (or many) online? thanks! Dawn http://TheCollectorDetector.net
From: Winston on 9 Jul 2010 12:42 On 7/9/2010 8:16 AM, Dawn wrote: > Does anybody know where I can purchase a AAA dummy battery (or many) > online? Can you provide a little more information please? Are you substituting a 'wall wart' power supply for battery power, for instance? Are you creating props for a show? These have different answers. :) --Winston
From: D Yuniskis on 9 Jul 2010 12:56 Winston wrote: > On 7/9/2010 8:16 AM, Dawn wrote: >> Does anybody know where I can purchase a AAA dummy battery (or many) >> online? > > Can you provide a little more information please? > Are you substituting a 'wall wart' power supply for > battery power, for instance? > > Are you creating props for a show? > > These have different answers. The "dummy" AA (not AAA) "batteries" that I have are used in place of *real* "batteries" as "place holders". E.g., 8 alkalies + 2 dummies = 10 NiCd's
From: Winston on 9 Jul 2010 14:02 On 7/9/2010 9:56 AM, D Yuniskis wrote: > Winston wrote: >> On 7/9/2010 8:16 AM, Dawn wrote: >>> Does anybody know where I can purchase a AAA dummy battery (or many) >>> online? >> >> Can you provide a little more information please? >> Are you substituting a 'wall wart' power supply for >> battery power, for instance? >> >> Are you creating props for a show? >> >> These have different answers. > > The "dummy" AA (not AAA) "batteries" that I have are used > in place of *real* "batteries" as "place holders". > > E.g., 8 alkalies + 2 dummies = 10 NiCd's For that particular application, I would contact my friendly local machinist. Have her part off some 1/4" copper tubing to the proper length, solder plugs into both ends, clean it to within an inch of it's life and then place it into an electroless tin bath for a day or so, then clean it off and use heat shrink tubing to insulate the outside. But that's just me. --Winston
From: D Yuniskis on 9 Jul 2010 15:21
Winston wrote: > On 7/9/2010 9:56 AM, D Yuniskis wrote: >> Winston wrote: >>> On 7/9/2010 8:16 AM, Dawn wrote: >>>> Does anybody know where I can purchase a AAA dummy battery (or many) >>>> online? >>> >>> Can you provide a little more information please? >>> Are you substituting a 'wall wart' power supply for >>> battery power, for instance? >>> >>> Are you creating props for a show? >>> >>> These have different answers. >> >> The "dummy" AA (not AAA) "batteries" that I have are used >> in place of *real* "batteries" as "place holders". >> >> E.g., 8 alkalies + 2 dummies = 10 NiCd's > > For that particular application, I would contact my > friendly local machinist. Have her part off some > 1/4" copper tubing to the proper length, solder > plugs into both ends, clean it to within an inch of Why not just turn down a solid *bar*! :> > it's life and then place it into an electroless tin > bath for a day or so, then clean it off and use heat > shrink tubing to insulate the outside. > > But that's just me. Actually, the ones I have are castings. Look more like a (flat) bar with two discs on either end. When I first encountered them, they were half way to the trash bin before I realized their significance! <:-/ |