Re: Non-nicad rechargeables

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From: Rod Erickson
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1992 19:25

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chased@rbbb.Eng.Sun.COM asks about:
>...non-NiCad rechargeable batteries

In article <1992Jan21.004029.2759kaminski@netcom.COM> kaminski@netcom.COM
(Peter Kaminski) replies:
>Real Goods, perhaps?
>They've got nickel metal hydride batteries, no toxics like cadmium,
>lead, mercury, or lithium; two or three times the capacity of nicads...

Be warned that these nickel hydride batteries are slightly _thicker_
than standard AA's (alkaline or GE NiCd).
In particular, they won't fit into mini-Maglite flashlights.  :-(
Mine have been banished to a tape recorder, where they get much less use,
so I can't comment on performance yet.
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From: erickson@ingres.com (Rod Erickson)
Subject: Re: Non-nicad rechargeables
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Summary: NiH: "AA" diameter nonstandard
Keywords: battery AA NiCd NiH size
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