[volt-nuts] Affordable batteries for Fluke 732A DC ReferenceStandard?

Eric Garner garnere at gmail.com
Tue Aug 11 16:41:42 UTC 2009


If you are in the US, you might try Batteries Plus for a local option
(if they have one near you)

http://www.batteriesplus.com/

I've had good luck with them for replacements for my UPS batteries.
theyare not as cheap as online places, but there's no shipping and you
get instant gratification.


-Eric

On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 7:04 AM, Dave M<masondg44 at comcast.net> wrote:
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Burnett" <gbusg at comcast.net>
> To: "Discussion of precise voltage measurement" <volt-nuts at febo.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2009 11:29 PM
> Subject: [volt-nuts] Affordable batteries for Fluke 732A DC
> ReferenceStandard?
>
>
>> Re: Fluke p/n 739961 6V 4.5AH lead-acid batteries for Fluke 732A DC
>> Reference Standard
>>
>> Does anyone know of an affordable substitute for these batteries? Fluke's
>> web site doesn't even recognize their own part number for these batteries,
>> but Newark lists them at $67.49 each. The unit uses qty 4, so at Newark's
>> price a set of four would cost $269.96!
>>
>> According to Newark their physical size is 70x45x107mm.
>>
>> The old set that were in my 732A are marked, "PT56 6V 5AH Made in China".
>> So
>> someone installed these as substitutes. I searched the internet for "PT56"
>> but didn't see anything linking that number to a standard or generic
>> battery.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Greg
>>
>
>
>
> Greg,
> These are plain 6-volt sealed lead-acid (SLA) batteries, with an obvious 5AH
> rating.  Just get on the web and find 6V/5AH SLA batteries with the same
> dimensions and terminals, and you're all set.
> Some battery vendors are:
> http://www.batterywholesale.com/
> http://www.batterystation.com/gelcell.htm
> http://www.nicdladyonline.com/shop/?shop=1&cat=17
> http://www.arizonabattery.com
>
> Google for SLA Batteries
>
> Dave M
> masondg44 at comcast dot net
>
> I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the
> self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the
> purpose.
>
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