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[OM] Re: [lens] Re: Fl-50 battery question

Subject: [OM] Re: [lens] Re: Fl-50 battery question
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 17:16:11 -0400

tOM Trottier wrote:

> The "memory effect" is mostly a myth for NiCds. What happens is that the 
> voltage is depressed 
> for much of the discharge curve, but the amp-hour capacity is not affected. 
> But many devices 
> assume a higher voltage, and the depressed voltage is not enough for them.

You can call is a "myth" if you like but the net effect is that the 
device still doesn't work.

> 
> Also, NiMh may have higher capacity than NiCd, but NiCd can discharge faster. 
> NiCd supports 
> faster recycle times.
> 
> But NiCd has cadmium, a poisonous heavy metal, so switching is good for the 
> environment. 

If it's even possible to buy a AA NiCd I don't know where to find one.

Chuck Norcutt


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