Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 05:21:44 -0000
From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 50CT & 70CT batteries
>From: David VanHorn Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2001 20:16:51 -0500
>>
>>I guess what I was wondering is wether or not the charging system in the
>>original old 50CT that came with nickel cadmium batteries, is set up to
>>charge lithium ion batteries properly. I see Li-Ion batteries for the 50CT
>>listed on EBay, so I would guess so.
>
>I've never heard of an L50 with anything but Li-Ion. The charging
>requirements are quite different, but there's enough pins on that connector
>to support both.
Oh my gosh... you're right. This is the second major misconception I've
been straightened out on in the past day. The LA Metro line is not a couple
blocks over... it's MANY blocks to the west. Something I found out after I
missed the shuttle bus home from the Getty Museum the other day, and had to
get home via local buses and the train.
I guess I'd just never heard of Li-Ion batteries when I first got the L50.
The only thing I knew about then was NiCads. When I bought my Nikon Coolpix
990 last summer, I was introduced to nickel metal hydrite batteries, and
Li-Ion along ther way. I guess Li-Ion has been a standard for notebooks for
some time now.
I still am baffled as to how I'm getting 2.5 hours of life out of this
bigger battery that came with the L70, and I've hardly ever been able to get
a hour out of the original L50 battery, even when it was running W95. Guess
I'll get a new standard Li-Ion battery for the L70 to make it as compact as
I like, and then try it out in the old L50 for comparison.
Are the best prices on these batteries on EBay, or is there a better source
for them?
Matt
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