I only know he used the usual button end cells Harry, and bound them into the columns for the case. The trouble he had was that they are longer than the flat ended original so he had quite a lot of difficulty packing the longer columns into the case. I don't know what he did about thermistor or fuse.
I know what thermistor it should be though, it's a Semitec AT-4, part number: 103AT4 Shape 2. If not available, 103AT4 Shape 1 will also work. The main specification is R = 10k, B = 3435.
Semitec UK. Phone: 01606 871680,
NTC Thermistors
If there's any problem, a wide tolerance replacement is a Murata component from Radiospares, part number 188-5256, R = 10k, B= 3380
Ian has just left on holiday before the weekend, but he'll be back in a couple of weeks so you could check for more details then.
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