[aprssig] Soldering To Coin Batteries

[Dave Baxter]

Or use conductive epoxy (silver loaded) or paint to attach the wires, as
the battery current is in the uA range, or salvage one from an old PC
motherboard, & never need to mess about again there after.

73

Dave G0WBX. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Scott Miller [mailto:scott at opentrac.org] 
> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 11:04 PM
> To: TAPR APRS Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [aprssig] Soldering To Coin Batteries
> 
> I think they're typically spot-welded, not soldered.  At 
> least, they had battery tab spot welders on display at the 
> show I was just at.
> 
> Just buy one with solder tabs - they're about a buck at Digi-Key:
> 
> http://rocky.digikey.com/WebLib/Panasonic/Web%20Photos/New%20P
> hotos/CR2032-1F4.jpg
> http://search.digikey.com/scripts/DkSearch/dksus.dll?Detail?na
> me=P245-ND
> 
> Scott
> N1VG
> 
> 
> Ray McKnight wrote:
> > I need to replace the backup battery in my PK-232MBX.
> > 
> > The battery has leads which solder to the circuit board although
> > 
> > It's a standard CR2032 lithium.  Am I at risk of the 
> battery exploding
> > 
> > Or something if I solder leads on the new battery?  Suggestions?
> > I see no other easy way around this, but from the price RatShack 
> > charges for them I don't want to ruin it in the process.
> > 
> >  
> > 
> > 73's
> > 
> > Ray - WB3ABN
> > 
> > Kingston, WA
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