I Need A Dual Coil Battery Contact.

[DavidPI73]

I have a device that uses 6 AA Batteries at one time. One of the dual coil
battery contacts is missing. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement?
I've tried Radio Shack and a hardware store and they didn't have one. Thank
you.

 

[NSM]

| I have a device that uses 6 AA Batteries at one time. One of the dual coil
| battery contacts is missing. Does anyone know where I can get a
replacement?
| I've tried Radio Shack and a hardware store and they didn't have one.
Thank
| you.

If it's a spring, try a hardware store. Many have assortments.

N

 

[Sam Goldwasser]

| I have a device that uses 6 AA Batteries at one time. One of the dual coil
| battery contacts is missing. Does anyone know where I can get a
replacement?
| I've tried Radio Shack and a hardware store and they didn't have one.
Thank
| you.

If it's a spring, try a hardware store. Many have assortments.

Or, some other dead device in your junk box!

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[Ol' Duffer]

I have a device that uses 6 AA Batteries at one time. One of the dual coil
battery contacts is missing. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement?
I've tried Radio Shack and a hardware store and they didn't have one. Thank
you.

I'm trying to figure out why it would be dual-coil.
Are the batteries in parallel? You might be able
to adapt the springs from an inexpensive battery
holder from Keystone or someone similar. Hardware
store stuff is not likely to be nickel plated, and
won't perform or last very well. If you are handy,
you can wind your own from music wire and plate it
with one of the hobbyist electroplate kits.

 

[Fred McKenzie]

<< I have a device that uses 6 AA Batteries at one time. One of the dual coil
battery contacts is missing. >>

David-

I've had similar problems. In one case there were ten cells in the pack.
After patching-up the old holder for several years, I finally replaced it with
a NiCd battery pack that had the same ten cells welded together. It occupies
slightly less than the space of the original holder. (Purchased from
www.batteriesamerica.com.)

In the other case, an MFJ-249 had six cells in a long holder, with three sets
of two cells. There wasn't room for the welded battery pack, and I wanted to
use expendable cells anyway. I ended up with a four-pack and a two-pack from
Radio Shack. They were the enclosed type of packs, and I disassembled one to
make a direct serial connection instead of just externally splicing the wires.
(I used the connector from a dead 9 volt transistor battery to mate with the
MFJ's connector.)

73, Fred, K4DII

 

[Franc Zabkar]

I have a device that uses 6 AA Batteries at one time. One of the dual coil
battery contacts is missing. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement?

I don't like your chances. After many such problems, I've resorted to
salvaging the battery contacts from everything I discard. I can't
understand why these things aren't stocked as spare parts. :-(


- Franc Zabkar

 

[mike appenzeller]

I have a device that uses 6 AA Batteries at one time. One of the dual coil
battery contacts is missing. Does anyone know where I can get a replacement?
I've tried Radio Shack and a hardware store and they didn't have one. Thank
you.

Try Mouser Electronics. http://www.mouser.com

They have a few battery clips & springs in their catalog.

Mike
WB2MEP

 

[none]

Try Mouser Electronics. http://www.mouser.com

They have a few battery clips & springs in their catalog.

Mike
WB2MEP

I scrounge the coil spring contacts I use for projects out of old
remotes or small battery operated appliances.