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From: johne@hpvcla.HP.COM (John Eaton)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Problem with HP 110
Message-ID: <4340006@hpvcla.HP.COM>
Date: 8 Apr 88 00:36:37 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett Packard, Vancouver, WA
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<>                                              He suggested that I not
<> let the battery get so low as often, something that I had been doing
<> with the old battery.
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<Presuming that the battery is a NiCad, that is bad advice.
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It's actually a 2.5 Amp hour 6 volt Lead-Acid battery. Lead acid do not like
to be deep discharged so it helps to have a automatic cutoff to protect the
battery after it is discharged. Nicads can take a deep discharge better than
lead acid.


On the other hand Nicads don't like to be overcharged for long periods of
time. That is why Nicad equipment normally recommends that you recharge it
and then disconnect the recharger. Lead acid are far more tolerant to 
overcharge.



John Eaton
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