[PSUBS-MAILIST] Alternative battery for SSB-2010

[Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles]

 Interesting.  Do you know if it was Li-ion or Lifepo4?  A number of us have switched to Lifepo4 which are generally much safer than Li-ion.

Jon


    On Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 07:33:21 PM EDT, Gregory Snyder via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  
 
 Are lithium batteries safe?  I bought a lithium battery to use in my John Deere lawn tractor and it burst into flames when I parked it in the garage. Shooting up with billows of nasty smoke. Had I not been right there, it would have burned  my garage down for sure.  I had a fire extinguisher and was able to stop the bulk of the flames.  Scared the crap out of me. Not such a fan of lithium all of a sudden. Can it be used in subs? 
Best regardsGreg 




On Jul 2, 2026, at 12:52 PM, Jon Wallace via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:



 I have not seen a "pack" replacement, but as Alec said, my units came with a generic 8-AA plastic battery holder with a 9-volt type wiring harness.  Better off using this and AA lithium batteries that can be recharged via an external charger.  Walmart has an 8-pack battery charger for $22.
Jon


    On Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 01:12:40 PM EDT, Justin Helland via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:  
 
 Greetings! Have any of you found a decent off the shelf battery as a replacement for the OTS 12v NiMH battery in the SSB-2010? I could probably build one with spare cells I have lying around, but I was just wondering if there's anything out there that's cheaper than the $150 OTS wants for the official replacement. 



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