Froneck
Titanium
- Joined
- Dec 4, 2010
- Location
- McClure, PA 17059
Kinda a bit off topic but it is electrical. I'm wondering if anyone has a good way to insure AA battery connection. I have a few electronic clocks, not digital the typical wall clock with hands that run on one AA battery. From time to time they stop and look as if the battery is weak though I have installed the top of the line batteries. Quite often when I attempt to remove them from the wall hook they begin to run again and will run for days. Sometimes vibration of any kind like a door slamming shut will start them running. I tried copper never seize, worked for a while, it seemed to dry out and clock stopped running. Found another product, it was made from pure copper and intended for making good electrical connections, was better but it too failed. Tested the battery with Volt meter while battery was connected to 1-1/2V flashlight bulb, bulb was bright and voltage 1.5V. I even tried putting a shim behind the connector to increase terminal pressure but again it to failed. Most have a flat spring on both sides that are what looks like chrome plated. They seem to be clean and should make good connection, it might be the battery ends. Any suggestions? If I install a new battery it too will only last a short time and act as I mentioned above while the battery removed was put in another application and works.