New Battery Question (go down to the 5th post)

DeathJr89 · Post by **DeathJr89** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 5:08 pm

i searched for a while, and i couldnt really find anything to tell me what is required to run a genesis 3. if anyone could give me any info on this, it'd be greatly appreciated.

ATOMICMAN · Post by **ATOMICMAN** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:01 am

im guessing it has a ac adapter inputing 9ish volts at 1000ma but internally itll use 5v from a regulator. if thats the case you could get it down to about 6v in batteries without it messing up.

you could run it off 4 or 5 aa cells (5 or 6 with rechargables) or pick up a single 7.2v battery made for rc cars or something of the like.

DeathJr89 · Post by **DeathJr89** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:11 am

thank you kindly

DeathJr89 · Post by **DeathJr89** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 8:11 am

sry, double post.

DeathJr89 · Post by **DeathJr89** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 6:46 pm

alright, i found a battery i think will work, but i dont know how i can connect it to the portable. can anybody help me out? here is the link:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... age=family

can i find the other end to the white pieces that i can just buy or what? any help you could give is greatly appreciated.

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 9:17 pm

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2103612
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index ... Id=2103611
I've never looked for a place to buy the white plugs but if you can't find them anywhere you can cut them off and use these instead.

DeathJr89 · Post by **DeathJr89** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:53 pm

but then wouldnt it stop working with the charger because it wouldnt plug in to it? i may be misunderstanding you...:/

Jim · Post by **Jim** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:12 pm

Either solder the jack onto the charger and the plug onto the battery, or the jack onto the battery and the plug onto the charger.

Post by **CronoTriggerfan** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:39 pm

Please shorten your long links, either by using a site like tinyurl.com, or by typing the following in BBcode:
[url=www.longlink.com]Text you want your link to appear as[/url]

Easy, huh?

And by the way, that battery will work fine, but I don't recommend it. Ni-CD's have a memory effect when charging, and that battery will probably only last you about 6 months of semi-constant use. The charger will work, but RadioShack also sells a Ni-MH battery that works with that charger, it doesn't have the memory effect, and it's capacity is much greater; 3300mAh vs 2000mAh. Good luck!

CTFan

DeathJr89 · Post by **DeathJr89** » Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:53 pm

@Jim: alright, i think i get it. so if i soldered the plug onto the battery, id put one jack in the charger, and another jack on the genesis itself so that it all works together. gotcha.

@CronoTriggerfan: so should i just buy that battery for now, and when it starts acting funky i pick up the other battery you were talking about? that way, i have the charger, and i can use that battery for a short time before getting the other one.

oh, and thanks for the advise about the links, i'll do that next time.

c_mon · Post by **c_mon** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 3:24 am

Check all my photos(pages 1&2) for your battery questions:

http://benheck.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=17415

DeathJr89 · Post by **DeathJr89** » Wed Jun 27, 2007 8:16 am

i might be missing something, but i cant see how you connected the batteries to everything else, did you just solder the wires or did you use clips? please tell me if i just missed it in the picture.