Battery POD question????

[gold-digger]

Mistakingly Overcharged one of my batteries this winter and the top blew out, So I'm looking for a couple of back-up pods.

Is there a difference in the New Excal(Green)pods and the 1000's blue pods when it comes to fit.
Some sites that advertise the batteries, will say "not compatable with the older 800 and 1000's".
It would be a big waste of $150 if thats the case and the alkaline (yellow) pods are harder to get a hold of these days too.
Appreciate the feedback. Thanks

 

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[Les West Central Fl]

Some of the old Excal pods have a square holder base. They will not fit newer models

 

[gollum]

Yeah,

The only difference is the shape of the mounting tabs. Square vs. (more or less) triangular. Nothing a Dremel won't fix. I buy pods for my Excal 1000 whenever I see a great deal. I have both and had to modify some, and they all work perfectly.

Best-Mike

 

[TexasRT]

Interesting, I have two of the Excal II 1000's and I leave them both plugged in constantly when not in use. Never had any issues and neither have ever seemed to have shortened battery life. Been doing it for a year now, maybe I should stop.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Yeah,

The only difference is the shape of the mounting tabs. Square vs. (more or less) triangular. Nothing a Dremel won't fix. I buy pods for my Excal 1000 whenever I see a great deal. I have both and had to modify some, and they all work perfectly.

Best-Mike

Gollum nailed it, it is the shape and can be moditfied to work if you get the square one......

If you don't have one I would suggest picking up a AA battery pod for emergencies......I have two, one for each Excal I own, many times I will find AA alkaline batteries on sale for buy one get one free and will pick up a 16 back x2 for 32 batteries total...... This way I always have a backup battery source if I forget to recharge my battery....