"Chris Holmes" wrote in message
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Theo wrote:
newshound wrote:
Cells are sometimes very tight, the usual solution is violence. In this
case, you don't need sealing at the top of the turret, I'd suggest
drilling a couple of holes that would line up with the axis of each cell
and using these to press them out. The cells will presumably be bridged
by a conductor strip, so they will need to be pressed out together.

It may also be that they're glued in. A little heat (hairdryer?) may
loosen
the glue.

If there are 10 cells, that suggests NiMH - or is it old enough to be
NiCd?
In principle there's no reason why you couldn't go for more capacious
cells,
although your charger may not charge them correctly (a completely dumb
charger is likely to be fine, a 'smart' charger that isn't very smart may
terminate the charge too early)

They are Nicads. And I think the charger is dumb.

I wonder if I could use NiMH instead?

I think Ive substituted those in Dect phones without any issues.

But some of those were happy with either.