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Re: Best nicads??

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From: Mark Walsh
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 23:49
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From article <1992Dec12.131021.19612@panix.com>, by schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster):
> In article <rich.724149537@pencil> rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel) writes:

#>I seem to recall radio shack (gasp) had among the best nicads, especially
#>in the D size, which were something like twice the capacity of all other
#>D sized nicads.  The reason is that other brands' D nicads were actually
#>C sized nicads camouflaged in D cases.
#>Well worth reading.

> Are you sure the Radio Shack endorsement didn't just apply to their alkaline
> cells? The Radio Shack D nicads are =AA= cells in D cases!

From the 1993 Radio Shack catalog:

Size      Amp hours
----------------------
D         1.250
C         1.250
9V        0.065
AA        0.650
AAA       0.180
N         0.150
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Subject: Re: Best nicads??
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