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Article #32Re: Rechargable batteries and information
From: Alan Clifford
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:26
Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:26
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On Tue, 15 Jun 2010, Ian Jackson wrote: > > Are 'modern' DAB radios designed to work with the lower voltage you get from > NiMH (1.2V compared with 1.5V for non-rechargeable)? I've not tried it > lately, but I recall that my DAB radio (my ONLY DAB radio) doesn't last long > on rechargeables - maybe only an hour or two. After that, it will keep going > for some time on FM. > I have one that takes C size cells and it just doesn't work with rechargable. I tried with some old nicads. It works if I put an extra two into the circuit. I have a couple of Roberts dab radios that have a switch to select battery type. These seem OK. Alan
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