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Old 5th Nov 2022, 10:01 pm   #1
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Default B141 battery socket - sky baby etc - plans

I have a sky baby that has been renovated/restored. But.... the only battery I could source did not have the correct connector => only some "mains screw terminal strips". Works OK but not ideal - as they "splay" the connectors on the radio.

I was also looking for something a bit easier to swap around between kit. I might use a 90v 1.4v mains unit when I dont want to kill the 10 x 9v batteries.

See www.behind-the-radar.co.uk/skybaby/index.html for details of where I got to.

In summary I found the that molex sockets from old PC hard drive cables were a good fit for each of the sky baby red/yellow/black/brown connectors.

So I 3D printed a circular holder with the 4 (offset) holes to grip the molex pins, and away I went.

I have a better 3D print now - that has a panel mount plate on it. But the gist is the same.
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Old 5th Nov 2022, 10:19 pm   #2
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Default Re: B141 battery socket - sky baby etc - plans

Your link comes up as “not found” for me at least:

Apache/2.4.6 (CentOS) Server at www.behind-the-radar.co.uk Port 80

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Old 5th Nov 2022, 10:32 pm   #3
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Default Re: B141 battery socket - sky baby etc - plans

Not just for you.

I did have a quick squint at behind-the-radar, but couldn't spot anything that looked relevant.

I will, however, have a look at molex sockets as possible substitutes for connectors on HT/LT batteries.
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Old 6th Nov 2022, 1:24 am   #4
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Idiot here the link is http://www.behind-the-radar.co.uk/sky-baby/index.html
I missed an minus. Sorry about that. Original post edited.
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Old 6th Nov 2022, 1:26 am   #5
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Bad link given, repaired below. I cant seem to edit the original post.
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I have a sky baby that has been renovated/restored. But.... the only battery I could source did not have the correct connector => only some "mains screw terminal strips". Works OK but not ideal - as they "splay" the connectors on the radio.

I was also looking for something a bit easier to swap around between kit. I might use a 90v 1.4v mains unit when I dont want to kill the 10 x 9v batteries.

See www.behind-the-radar.co.uk/sky-baby/index.html for details of where I got to.

In summary I found the that molex sockets from old PC hard drive cables were a good fit for each of the sky baby red/yellow/black/brown connectors.

So I 3D printed a circular holder with the 4 (offset) holes to grip the molex pins, and away I went.

I have a better 3D print now - that has a panel mount plate on it. But the gist is the same.
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Old 6th Nov 2022, 9:50 am   #6
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The edit time on posts is 30 minutes.

It would be better if you posted in the thread since over time the links get broken rendering the thread useless.

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