[TI-H] Re: Use Rechargable Batteries!


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[TI-H] Re: Use Rechargable Batteries!




Another point for NiMh batteries is the fact that cadmium is far more straining on nature than Metalhydrid. Just wanted to make a notion as a natureconcerned individual and a wiccan...

   Markus Räty
(markus@raty.as)

>actually they will not recharge as many times as a nicad, i get about 400 
>charges off of my nimh's and 600 off of my nicads.  Also the other difference 
>is nicads have a much lower internal resistance, so you can rapid charge them 
>much faster and they can source many more amps than the Ni-mh batts can.  
>
>granted the ti only uses a couple mA when it is on so the Ni-mh battery is a 
>good trade off in this case.  I use them, dcace electronics has a 4 pack for
>about 10 USD.
>
>
>-- 
>Bryan Fields, KB9MCI
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