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From: johnbl@tekig.UUCP (John Blankenagel)
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Subject: Re: Re: Applicability of rechargeable batteries
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Date: Tue, 13-Nov-84 11:44:33 EST
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> > Are there any consumer electronic devices that will not work properly, or
> > that will not work well using NiCad batteries due to the lower voltage
> > supplied by these cells?  I have noticed that an FM walkman that I have
> > stops working suddenly at a certain point in the life of normal batteries,
> > even though the same batteries will still operate other devices ok for a
> > while longer.
> 
> My Olympus "Quick 310 Auto-Flash" flash unit says (well, actually, the
> instruction book has printed in it) DO NOT USE NiCads!!! They will harm
> this flash unit.
> 
> I have no idea why.  I would appreciate MAIL from anyone who knows, or
> has tried (successfully or un-) NiCads in an Olympus flash unit.
>
  I can tell you what will happen.  I did not put NiCads in MY Olympus
  flash but I saw the results of a flash into which someone put NiCads
  where the instructions said not to.  NiCads have a lower internal resistance
  than alkalines or carbon-zinc batteries.  The flash I saw was melted, 
  including most of the case.  It only contained two batteries too.