Batteries

[aerialcameraman 0]

Anyone know where you can get the batteries for a pro-track at a cheaper and better price then the gear stores on the net. The price of them an't to bad but they charge like 9.00 for shipping. I tried the radio shack in town and walmart and nothing.

[Snowbird 0]

Find a specialty battery shop. Even if they don't stock them, they should be able to order them. I can get them at a little place in Kelowna, so you should be able to find a battery shop in any decent sized city.

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[headoverheels 334]

CR2330 can be ordered from DigiKey:

http://dkc3.digikey.com/pdf/T041/1120-1123.pdf

$1.43 each, ten for $12.83, plus s/h. Check a local drug store, camera store, Wall Mart, or Radio Shack, where I would guess you can get them for about $3 each.


added: yep, here it is for $2.99
http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=960-0431

[Kris 0]

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CR2330 can be ordered from DigiKey:

Bah! In that 2330 number designation, the 23 is the diameter and the 30 denotes thickness. Two 2330's give you a thickness of 60.

Get a 2335 and a 2325 (35+25=60) from Radio Shack and you'll be just fine.

<--geek

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[nightjumps 1]

Well, believe it or not, your local "Interstate Batteries" has them in stock - $3.00 a piece.

[headoverheels 334]

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Get a 2335 and a 2325 (35+25=60) from Radio Shack and you'll be just fine.

Except that you'll have twice the voltage that you're supposed to have...

[darkwing 5]

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Except that you'll have twice the voltage that you're supposed to have...

Nope. The voltage will be just fine. The thickness doesn't alter the voltage. Kind of like with regular batteries, AA, C, D are all 1.5 volts.

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[JohnMitchell 16]

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CR2330 can be ordered from DigiKey:

Bah! In that 2330 number designation, the 23 is the diameter and the 30 denotes thickness. Two 2330's give you a thickness of 60.

Get a 2335 and a 2325 (35+25=60) from Radio Shack and you'll be just fine.

<--geek

Will the thinner battery discharge first, since smaller usually means fewer amps?

[headoverheels 334]

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Except that you'll have twice the voltage that you're supposed to have...

Nope. The voltage will be just fine. The thickness doesn't alter the voltage. Kind of like with regular batteries, AA, C, D are all 1.5 volts.

I know, but Kris suggested stacking two batteries to make the correct thickness, which is going to give 6.3, not 3.15 volts.

[Kris 0]

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I know, but Kris suggested stacking two batteries to make the correct thickness, which is going to give 6.3, not 3.15 volts.

Yes, just like when you stack the two 2330's that you are supposed to use. The ProTrack uses two stacked batteries.

It calls for two 2330's, but you can use a 2335 + 2325.

Hell, you can even use two 2325's and put a nickle in-between them to act as a shim.

As long as you get the thickness, you're okay.

Those class batteries all have the same voltage.

<--has been running a 2325 + 2335 in his ProTrack for the last 14 months....

Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and
Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

[headoverheels 334]

Cool. I didn't realize it takes two. Still, why not get the readily available 2330?

[Kris 0]

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Cool. I didn't realize it takes two. Still, why not get the readily available 2330?

Because it's not as common as the other models. 2330's are rare in the US, they're more commonly used in Europe.

Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and
Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

[SkyPsycho 0]

Hell, you can even use two 2325's and put a nickle in-between them to act as a shim.

As long as you get the thickness, you're okay.

Those class batteries all have the same voltage.

<--has been running a 2325 + 2335 in his ProTrack for the last 14 months....