[PSUBS-MAILIST] Alternative battery for SSB-2010

[Justin Helland via Personal_Submersibles]

Wow, that’s terrifying! I thought you had to abuse them pretty badly to get
them to ignite like that. It depends on the chemistry as I understand it,
lithium polymer drone batteries can be made to go boom relatively easily,
whereas the lithium iron phosphate batteries are supposedly more stable

On Thu, Jul 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM 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 regards
> Greg
>
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> 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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