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

[J. Forster]

Many battery suppliers have cross-reference charts. That might make life
easier.

-John

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> ...Great information and suggestions by everyone! (I'd not thought of all
> those possibilities.)
>
> Now the ball is in my court to measure the old batteries' outside
> dimensions, tab dimensions and tab positions - and then narrow the choice
> down to batteries that will fit. One thing I've learned from this so far
> is
> that apparently each battery manufacturer (or re-seller) uses their own
> custom battery part number designation. Too bad they didn't do a better
> job
> of standardizing?
>
> One important consideration is that the battery connection tabs must align
> with the corresponding holes in Fluke's internal aluminum top plate. (This
> wouldn't be a consideration for the vast majority of similar applications,
> but in this case Fluke's internal aluminum plate "expects" the tabs to be
> precisely positioned.)
>
> Thanks John, Ed, Roy, Dave, Mark and Eric for all your help!
>
> Greg