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The Philpott · 18th Jun 2018, 10:16 am

I think i might try that next time rather than (ten off) Ag10/LR54 stuffed inside a genuine battery case. Post #15 only has seven opportunities for bad connections, re-stuffing a BLR 121 complete with original end caps has thirteen!

Added to this the prospect of electrolyte leakage can be virtually ignored, high capacity, and anything up to 10yrs shelf life. There is an occasional oddity with small lithiums that after lengthy storage they can appear dead, and a medium current needs to be drawn to break through an insulating layer that has formed inside.

If there is verdigris on the avo's arrow shaped contact, this could over time migrate over onto the brass stop-end and turn it black. (more prevalent in damp atmospheres)

Dave

18th Jun 2018, 10:16 am	#17
The Philpott Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Colchester, Essex, UK. Posts: 4,106	Re: Help with AVO 8 fault I think i might try that next time rather than (ten off) Ag10/LR54 stuffed inside a genuine battery case. Post #15 only has seven opportunities for bad connections, re-stuffing a BLR 121 complete with original end caps has thirteen! Added to this the prospect of electrolyte leakage can be virtually ignored, high capacity, and anything up to 10yrs shelf life. There is an occasional oddity with small lithiums that after lengthy storage they can appear dead, and a medium current needs to be drawn to break through an insulating layer that has formed inside. If there is verdigris on the avo's arrow shaped contact, this could over time migrate over onto the brass stop-end and turn it black. (more prevalent in damp atmospheres) Dave