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Default 9v battery protective cap

On Sun, 28 Jan 2018 18:41:08 +0000, Clive Arthur
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On 28/01/2018 11:55, Jim wrote:


Trying to find similar in the UK: anyone any idea if anyone sells them - other
than ebay plus postage of course

http://uk.farnell.com/keystone/96/pr...-9v/dp/1716316


Just solder a wire across the terminals and cut it when you want to use
the battery. Easy.



I tried that: the wire got very hot and the battery did not work well
afterwards.