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Article #29Re: Rechargable batteries and information
From: Andy Burns
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:08
Date: Wed, 16 Jun 2010 07:08
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David Woolley wrote: > Ian Jackson wrote: > >> Are 'modern' DAB radios designed to work with the lower voltage you >> get from NiMH > > That's going to be expensive on non-rechargeables! The end point voltage > for alkalines is about 0.9 volts, and they spend quite a lot of their > life below 1.2. My Pure Evoke3 can either take C-Cells or a rechargeable battery pack, it worked OK on normal NiMH C-Cells but I kept forgetting to take them out and recharge them, so I bought their special pack (which contains NiMH C cells and a small PCB and connects to a dedicated charging socket not the battery terminals) this worked ok, but their charging circuit absolutely cooked the NiMHs they were hot all the time, and didn't last long, reluctantly I bought their newer rechargeable battery pack, which is a LiPo and seems to charge sensibly ...
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