Lithium Battery on MT-1000

[Tim]

Hi Folks,

Just picked up a couple of MT-1000s, and the batteries that I have are in
really poor shape.

Not wanting to buy another Nicad or Ni-MH battery after using Li-Ions, I
was wondering if anyone has put some Li-ion cells in a battery housing.

Three cells will give 11.1 volts - even coming off the charger the voltage isn't
any higher than I've seen with the Nicads coming off the charger. So the
battery voltage will be a bit higher than the Nicad pack, but not that far off.

Obviously, I will have to modify the charger - I just finished a Li-ion design
for work, so could retrofit into the existing charger.

Just wondering if anybody has done this.

Thanks,

Tim