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Electronics => Electronics => Topic started by: SeagullOne on July 19, 2009, 10:18:01 PM

Title: Recycling Ni-cad Battery pack
Post by: SeagullOne on July 19, 2009, 10:18:01 PM

Not absolutely sure if this is the right section to post this, but here it goes.

I have this old ni-cad battery pack from an RC tank that I want to get rid of via recycling it. It's a 9.6V battery pack with shrink wrap and leads.

Before I take it to the recycling center (along with the hulking load of alkaline and old SLA batteries I'm planning to recycle), should I take off the heat-shrink wrap and leads first? I'm thinking that what I ought to do...

Title: Re: Recycling Ni-cad Battery pack
Post by: SmAsH on July 19, 2009, 10:35:21 PM

its not mandatory but it helps them...
id say take off the shrink wrap and leads.

Title: Re: Recycling Ni-cad Battery pack
Post by: SeagullOne on July 20, 2009, 01:22:21 AM

Thanks Smash. That's what I'll do.  :)

Title: Re: Recycling Ni-cad Battery pack
Post by: Soeren on July 26, 2009, 12:01:48 PM

Hi,

Better leave it on, that way they'll know what goes where!