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From article <93007.213229HCAMPBEL@vma.cc.nd.edu>, by H Campbell <HCAMPBEL@vma.cc.nd.edu>:
> In article <1993Jan5.042534.5631@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>, tbc@cbnewsk.cb.att.com
> (thomas.b.cook) says:
>>
>>The manual for Gameboy says not to use nicad batteries. I
>>called their hot line where I was told that this is because
>>the nicads can explode and damage the game. What are the
>>conditions where this is a concern? I have some ideas but
>>I'd appreciate the net.wisdom interpretation of this warning.
>>
> I had the same question and when I pushed for an answer they
> finally conceded that (1) the display would be slightly dimmer and
> (2) they were concerned that people would mix standard batteries
> with nicads.  They said that my game would not be harmed
> by using nicads and so far (6 months) they seem to be correct.

Ni-cads have a lower nominal voltage (1.2) than alkalines do (1.5), so if
you have 4 of them, you are almost a full volt less than with alkalines.
If the game will run ok with ni-cads, there's nothing wrong with using 
them.

-Jason