Comments on: Black and Decker Pocket Power: Battery State http://softsolder.com/2012/09/19/black-and-decker-pocket-power-battery-state/ Ed Nisley's Blog: shop notes, electronics, firmware, machinery, and curiosities Fri, 24 May 2013 15:14:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Ed http://softsolder.com/2012/09/19/black-and-decker-pocket-power-battery-state/#comment-20304 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:41:24 +0000 http://softsolder.com/?p=11270#comment-20304 Those are the ones; get ‘em with tabs for easier soldering.

They’re in an awkward 5+3 arrangement, so you can’t just get a pair of four-cell batteries and solder them up. You might be able to flip one cell of a four-pack over and stick it out over the other pack, but I haven’t tried that.

There’s also a temperature sensor / thermal fuse tucked inside that you’ll want to harvest for the new pack.

Solder carefully!

]]> By: James N. (@TruckingJames) http://softsolder.com/2012/09/19/black-and-decker-pocket-power-battery-state/#comment-20303 Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:32:10 +0000 http://softsolder.com/?p=11270#comment-20303 Looks like 8 AA size NiMh cells, is that the correct size?

]]> By: Ed http://softsolder.com/2012/09/19/black-and-decker-pocket-power-battery-state/#comment-15764 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:37:03 +0000 http://softsolder.com/?p=11270#comment-15764

if the pack was replaceable?

The odd cell layout means an ordinary 2×4 pack won’t fit, which means you can’t just buy a drop-in replacement. If you buy eight NiMH cells with tabs, then you could solder up your own pack; that’s what I plan to do the next time I order some cells.

It’s a nice unit that’s long past its best-used-by date… [grin]

]]> By: Sean http://softsolder.com/2012/09/19/black-and-decker-pocket-power-battery-state/#comment-15760 Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:04:23 +0000 http://softsolder.com/?p=11270#comment-15760 I work for an automotive company and I was hoping to get something like this for when I have to visit our various sites. I received a DoA unit and I was wondering if the pack was replaceable?

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