Eliminateing battery in circuit

[Jack B. Pollack]

I have a portable device with a rechargeable battery. The battery is dead
and I want to AC transformer power the device. I cant find a spec on the
battery online (an it is not on the battery). The charger contacts on the
'base' are putting out 5V.

If I want to eliminate the battery, do you think I can bypass the charging
contacts on the portable unit and just feed 5V in directly from a regulated
supply instead of the battery?

Do you think the original battery could charge at 5V, but supply less
voltage to the actual circuit (NI-CD battery)?

Thanks

 

[Dr. Anton Squeegee]

In article <1068338891.983573@news2>, N@NE.nothing says...

I have a portable device with a rechargeable battery. The battery is dead
and I want to AC transformer power the device. I cant find a spec on the
battery online (an it is not on the battery). The charger contacts on the
'base' are putting out 5V.

<snip>

Assuming that this is a NiCd batter, you need only break open the
pack itself, and count the individual cells. Multiply the number of
cells by 1.2, and that will give you the operating voltage of the
device.

From there, it should be a simple matter to select an appropriate
power supply.



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Dr. Anton Squeegee, Director, Dutch Surrealist Plumbing Institute
(Known to some as Bruce Lane, KC7GR)
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[Jack B. Pollack]

I cut off the plastic wrap. There is only 1 (mushroom shaped - wider on top)
cell inside. The cell is about the diameter of a quarter and about 4 or 5
quarters high.

The device is a wireless IR headphone. Do you think the entire IR receiver
and amp are driven off of 1.2V?

Thanks



"Dr. Anton Squeegee" <SpammersAreVermin@dev.null> wrote in message
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In article <1068338891.983573@news2>, N@NE.nothing says...

I have a portable device with a rechargeable battery. The battery is
dead
and I want to AC transformer power the device. I cant find a spec on
the
battery online (an it is not on the battery). The charger contacts on
the
'base' are putting out 5V.

snip

Assuming that this is a NiCd batter, you need only break open the
pack itself, and count the individual cells. Multiply the number of
cells by 1.2, and that will give you the operating voltage of the
device.

From there, it should be a simple matter to select an appropriate
power supply.



--
Dr. Anton Squeegee, Director, Dutch Surrealist Plumbing Institute
(Known to some as Bruce Lane, KC7GR)
kyrrin a/t bluefeathertech d-o=t c&o&m
Motorola Radio Programming & Service Available -
http://www.bluefeathertech.com/rf.html
"Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati" (Red Green)