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From: cs211s40@uhccux.UUCP (Taro Nobusawa)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Rejuvinating Rechargeable Batteries
Message-ID: <1395@uhccux.UUCP>
Date: 30 Dec 87 20:42:48 GMT
References: <2428@emory.uucp> <897@neoucom.UUCP>
Reply-To: cs211s40@uhccux.UUCP (Taro Nobusawa)
Organization: U. of Hawaii, Manoa (Honolulu)
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In article <897@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes:
>
><<bad battery pack on a Sony D7>>
>
>I'm not sure about the D7, but the hard case for the D5 used a
>battery pack that was identical to one of the camcorders that Sony
>makes, but the battery is kind of expensive.  One might be able to
>Genrally, running a battery down to empy is a good thing in the
>case of NiCd cells, as it ensures that all cells are fully depleted
>and thus all cells will take a full charge.  This, of course,
>doesn't mean leaving it on for days.


One thing, the newer Sony portable CD players, like the D-10 I own, have
lead acid batteries, and the D-7 might be one of these.  Anyone know for
sure?  Do the same rules apply to these?  I seem recalling hearing that it's
slightly different for lead-acid batteries.
Well, ciao All.  It's been a blast!  My student account gets zapped in a few
days.

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