Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
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I do have an automatically stopping NiCd recharging station I got from Hong
Kong but it never really fully recharges the NiCds. It probably charges
to 80% then stops. It does this by measuring the voltage of the battery
and so I don't think an alkaline would work in that either. Just get the
Wal-Mart special (on right now I think) that gets you 12 AAs and 4 AAA
batts with the new EnviroCharger for $20 CDN or something. It's really a
great deal!
"Honors Master PhD of Idea Engineering"
-= Zenon@bbs.nexes.com =-
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: From: ti-hardware@lists.ticalc.org
: To: Zenon
: Subject: Re: TI-H: ti-turbo
: Date: October 22, 1996 6:27 PM
:
:
: On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, John M Bishop wrote:
:
: > Another question, this one about the Renewal batteries that come with
the
: > TI: (This is TI-Hardware, isn't it? ;-) Can I pop these into a normal
: > 8-hour or 3-hour NICad charger without buying their crappy power
station?
: >
: > Thanks
:
: Don't even try it :) i've been through it... having a Pure Energy charger
: and a nicad charger - and other people in the house who get the two mixed
: up :)
:
: the Pure Energy charger is set up to turn off when the batteries are
: charged, and it's got current-limiting hardware to charge the batteries
: at a safe rate. The nicad charger, apparently not. So, alkalines charge a
: little too quickly, overheat, melt the charger they're in and leak. Just
: buy the pure energy recharger :)
:
: - gee
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