The battery in my cell phone is a lithium ion, and is VERY small, VERY light, and rated for VERY high amp hours. They have a much longer lifetime, lots more charge/discharge cycles, and you don't really see a lot of cell phones bursting into flames.
I don't think I would try cheap RC type batteries as they likely are peak output short lifespan type batteries. I did have a gel cell (camcorder) radio shack battery in the emtech rig, with a built in trickle charger, and I had the rig for 5 years with no battery problems, and that was a radio shack battery! NiCad's are a total waste of time, the worst batteries ever made, and I wont buy anything that uses NiCad's. I think most batteries are safe if you limit the charge rate. The sony laptop batteries had a short problem, not an actual battery problem I think... Bad wiring inside the battery package. (made in china?) Brett N2DTS _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
