Bob May wrote:

I've done a bit of rebuilding myself. What I've done is to make sure that I
solder to the tab left over after I've cut it free from the bad cell. This
keeps the heat down on the cell itself. I also use a good hot iron and work
quickly, first tinning the tab and then letting the battery get back to
normal before soldering the two batteries together.

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Yep - what everyone is talking about a hot iron is not temperature, but
the temp after putting it on a sink.

This really indicates a large or massive (physically) heater and tip.
It might be a 100 or 150 watt iron. Notice this isn't the temp like 700 degree.
One would expect these to reach that temp easily after warm up time.

File the tip clean - and use the heal of your shoe (inside parts to keep them
looking nice) as a shield. This melted rubber (stinks a little) coats the
iron so solder won't run all over the tip or the back...
Have a area the size needed tinned once the rest is shielded.

Martin
[ who owns a 100 Watt Black Beauty and gave his 300 watt to a friend doing gutters ]

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