Would a Sega Nomad rechargeable battery pack work after 22 years?

[nightrider184]

My dad insisted we got the rechargeable one over the normal one, but will it still work, never-before-used, just now out of the box, after 22 years? Please give me an answer. If not, is it easy to replace the battery? Thanks.

 

[BocuD]

Thats hard to say without any more information. I do think it will work, however it will probably be severely degraded. I would just try to charge it and see what happens. It it even gets a little bit warm immediatly stop charging though. Also, is that box still sealed? If yes it may be worth a lot of money.

 

[Madmorda]

My guess would be probably not. If it was manufactured over 20 years ago, it might not work at all, work for a short time and stop, or not hold a charge for long.
Personally, I'd rather custom build a rechargeable battery for it than use an old one. But if you really want to know, there's only one way to find out

 

[nightrider184]

It's kinda hot, but it isn't showing any physical signs of wear.

 

[Madmorda]

It's kinda hot, but it isn't showing any physical signs of wear.

With batteries, "physical signs of wear" really only include holes in it and/or flames. I'd definitely keep an eye on it if you plan to keep using it lol. I wouldn't expect it to last long

 

[Stitches]

If it doesn't work, I think I remember there being tuts on how to replace the old pack's cells with new li-ions. If you live in the US, it shouldn't cost too much to get some stuff from batteryspace and upgrade it. Alternatively, most any 7.2v-7.4v battery pack should work.

 

[Doom]

It probably doesn't, or work well even if it does. No reason to use NOS anyway with the advancement in technology.

 

[marshallh]

No, it will not work well at all. Probalby has 1/4 its original charge capacity (they are Ni-Cd cells).

You can open it up and order replacement cells, install them, and have it working just like brand new.

I owned a Tek handheld oscilloscope for a while that had a totally ruined custom battery pack. I ordered 4 new sub-C NiCd cells (had to match chemistry because the charger was designed around them) and it worked great.