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From: jc@atcmp.nl (Jan Christiaan van Winkel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Batteries (was:Re: Boring sort tests on the HP-48SX)
Message-ID: <587@atcmpe.atcmp.nl>
Date: 10 Apr 90 20:54:45 GMT
References: <1990Apr9.174729.8030@laguna.ccsf.caltech.edu>
Organization: AT Computing, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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From article <1990Apr9.174729.8030@laguna.ccsf.caltech.edu>, by madler@piglet.caltech.edu (Mark Adler):
> There is actually one more interesting observation---I am now getting
> LowBat(S) Warning.  This testing involved approximately 24 hours of
> continuous running (done automatically over a few nights---control
> alarms are pretty neat).  I remember my HP-28S batteries lasting over
> a year, but then I didn't run any programs like this either.

I know this has been discussed for the HP28 here before, but how about
using NiCad AAA batteries in the HP48? I use NiCad recargeable batteries
in a programmable remote control unit that really eats Alkaline batteries
(4 in about a month). Using Nicad's saves a lot of money, and it saves the 
environment too!
Any comments?
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Jan Christiaan van Winkel              Tel: +31 80 566880     jc@atcmp.nl
AT Computing       P.O. Box 1428       6501 BK Nijmegen       The Netherlands