RE: Eclair ACL Rechargeable

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Hi Stephen,
£110 seems pretty high for battery recells.  I assume the packs you are 
referring to are the Eclair original onboard batteries?  I haven't seen 
one up close but other List members have indicated that they are 
relatively easy to open.  You might look a buying the individual cells 
online and doing the recells yourself.  Not too hard if you are handy 
with a soldering iron.  I like www.batterystation.com because they give 
you the actual dimensions of the cells and they carry all the off sizes 
like 2/3AA and such.  Measure your battery cases and then calculate what 
size will fit. I, like Mark, recommend using 14.4v (12 cells) batteries 
if you can fit them in your cases. I also recommend NiMH cells over 
Ni-Cad any day. If you need a NiMH charger, a company called PowerSonic 
builds a nice one.  I use an SLA battery as a back-up and they work 
quite well.  Dirt cheap too!
 
If I ever get my website up and running, I will have some info on DIY 
batteries.  If anyone does a recell on their Eclair onboard packs, 
please take some pics and send them too me.  This is a common topic on 
the List.
Cheers,
Ray


Stephen Pipe wrote:
> Ok so I've got the camera, they sent me a couple battery packs, I need 
> to recell them. To get new NiCad batteries X20 for the two battery packs 
>
> it will cost £110. The question is can I run the camera off of a 
> rechargeable sealed lead acid battery, price £15? Same spec 12v 4a. The 
> man from Maplin has fried my brain!
> Thankyou in advance Stephen

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