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From: powers@uklirb.informatik.uni-kl.de (David Powers AG Siekmann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.laptops
Subject: Re: Rechargable batteries on the Portfolio
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Date: 24 Aug 90 12:44:46 GMT
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fred@eagle.bcm.tmc.edu (Fred Ledley) writes:




>I have been going through so many batteries on my Portfolio lately, I was
>curious if anyone has used nicads successfully in their machine.  I am not 
>sure that the 1.25 volts they supply will be enough to avoid the dreaded
>'LOW BATTERIES' warning.

>Thanks!

I have been using NiCads for a couple of months now.  Since the
voltage of 1.5V Normal (say Alkaline) actually drops over its
life time, the 1.2V NiCad is fine - and actually more stable.
I found Polaroid or EveryReady Gold gave me about 2.5 months
and Sanyo NiCads with 5 hours fast charge about 1.5 months.

David Powers