Replacing an A2000 battery

[Bryan Pope]

And thusly Peter C. Wallace spake:
> 
> On Sun, 7 Nov 2004, Dr. Ido wrote:
> 
> > >Also, did I read somewhere earlier that soldering to a battery is a VBT?
> > >(Very Bad Thing) ;)
> >
> > I've also heard that, but I don't know the exact reason for it.  I have
> > soldered leads directly to lithium coin type memory backup batteries before
> > without any problems.  Usually I fit a battery holder, but sometimes when I
> > don't have one on hand I've taken the lazy/easy option.
> >
> 
> 
> The reason is that when soldering on the wires tabs etc, the Lithium cell may
> be heated enough to explode in your face = Very Bad Thing
> 

Will the same thing happen with a NiCad battery?

Cheers,

Bryan Pope