Rollergames
Williams, 1990I was stuck at home today because of the snow. Fortunately, the parts I ordered Sat. from Marco and the new upper diverter link from Fabricators Unlimited for my Rollergames, showed up last night. While replacing some parts today I decided to change out the batteries. I had no idea this is what was hiding under the electrical tape.
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100_1417.JPGQuoted from DCFAN:Wouldn't it be a bad idea to heat up the battery terminals with a soldering iron.
You could always hot glue them instead of the solder.
Quoted from crlush:You could always hot glue them instead of the solder.
Or use some bubble gum. 
Quoted from DCFAN:Wouldn't it be a bad idea to heat up the battery terminals with a soldering iron.
Ding ding ding! We have a winner!
Rosie the Soldering Iron says: "Soldering directly to batteries is #&$%'d!!"
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Probably leaked as soon as they finished soldering it.
Some things you must see with your own eyes to believe.
Be glad they did not rebuild the flippers...... 
I used to solder Ni-Cad battery cells together all the time building battery packs for racing radio controlled cars. Never had a problem. Not sure how else you would build a battery pack, unless you had a tack welder. The new guys are building Li-Po packs the same way now.
I don't think its an issue if you only stay on the terminal long enough to get the solder to stick.
Quoted from Purpledrilmonkey:Ding ding ding! We have a winner!
Rosie the Soldering Iron says: "Soldering directly to batteries is #&$%'d!!"my-little-pony-soldering-iron-50... 22 KB
I could really use of of those...
All those kick-ass looking rechargeable battery packs for your (insert portable cordless device here)? Thaaaaat's pretty much what they look like inside. Just cased in high impact plastic instead of electrical tape. So the next time your Norelco or Makita quits taking a charge, disassemble it, replace the rechargeables with an order from any one of a dozen online retailers and have it charging like new for a lot less than a new pack or device. (And properly dispose of the old ones so Al Gore won't cry.)
I have seen the same hack before, and not shockingly it was also leaking (it was also a billion years old...).
Quoted from BadBrad97:I used to solder Ni-Cad battery cells together all the time building battery packs for racing radio controlled cars. Never had a problem. Not sure how else you would build a battery pack, unless you had a tack welder. The new guys are building Li-Po packs the same way now.
Me too! In fact, all of my soldering skills came from my RC racing days (used deans plugs for a connector on a remote battery holder on an old pin 
). I didn't bat an eye at the site of soldering the battery directly.
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