[volt-nuts] Wanted - UK source of a replacement battery (type LX 1634) for HP 3457A 6.5 digit multimeter

[Joseph Gray]

A Google search for that Panasonic battery brings up quite a few
vendors. One is Newark (Element 14). You should be able to find a UK
source.

Joe Gray
W5JG


On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 3:12 PM, Joseph Gray <jgray at zianet.com> wrote:
> Lots more info here:
> http://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-426-hp-3457a-multimeter-teardown/msg194058/#msg194058
>
> The Panasonic battery I just used measured 3.39 VDC.
>
> Joe Gray
> W5JG
>
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 24, 2016 at 2:24 PM, Poul-Henning Kamp <phk at phk.freebsd.dk> wrote:
>> --------
>> In message <CANX10hADbw1u9eJC8_ZgsK94k8Az8vzG4oSe+XnGfWRALi0B0w at mail.gmail.com>
>> , "Dr. David Kirkby (Kirkby Microwave Ltd)" writes:
>>
>>>Opening the meter up, I see the PCB shows "BT 601". There's no name on the
>>>battery I can see, but the type number of LX 1634. The voltage measured on
>>>my 4.5 digit handheld DVM is 3.03 V. Googling around
>>
>> My guess is that this is a 3.6V Lithium-Thionyl battery, and if it is
>> only 3.03V now, you're very likely tethering right on the brink.
>>
>> The most reputable vendor in this space is Tadiran, and they charge
>> accordingly.
>>
>>
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