Msg: 2699 *Conference*
06-10-92 22:02:11
From: LEX JENKINS
To : GARY SANDERS
Subj: REPLY TO MSG #2682 (NICADS)
Gary, Gotta butt in and add my nickel: I've had no problems using NiCads. I use the yellow quick-charge Evereadies in AA and C, four each of the 1.2 volt cells, either in the Model 100's battery compartment or in a homemade "power satellite." I get 8 hours out of the AA cells on my Model 100 (32K, plus an extRAM chip), and about 36 hours on the C cells with my power-hungry 102 with Booster Pak. The only significant difference I've noticed with NiCads is that they discharge very quickly toward the end - don't count on getting a 20-minute warning when the Low Battery light comes on; it's more like 20 SECONDS! <Lex>