NiMH Rechargeable Battery Repair

Sorry for crosspost but r.b.e doesn't seem to see much traffic these days.

I am trying to rebuild several old handheld VHF battery packs that seem no
longer commercially available.  The radios themselves seem fine and are
certainly OK for my application.  I took the batteries apart and tried a
tem****ary fix with standard alkaline AA cells, taping aluminum foil in
place
to make series connections.  The radios seemed to like this so I bought a
quantity of the corresponding NiMH rechargeable AA cells to make a
permanent
repair.

Problem is I am not at all sure how to secure a conductor from "plus" to
"minus" with the cells to make a strong and long-lasting series
connection.
Is there some kind of conductive adhesive or conductive film that can be
used for this application?  Larry, where are you when we need you (weak
humor)?

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Good luck and good sailing.
s/v Kerry Deare of Barnegat
http://home.comcast.net/~kerrydeare