Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:38:37 -0500
From: David VanHorn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 50CT & 70CT batteries
>
>I get the jist of this... but I'm not clear on the details. Logically if
>the larger capacity battery is twice the maH rating, it should only last
>twice as long. But somehow because of the chemistry and electronics, the
>smaller battery ends up lasting less than its rtated capacity, and the
>larger one longer, huh?
Not quite. Actually, they both get less than rated, but the bigger one gets
closer to it than the smaller one.. It's a function of how fast you're
pulling the energy, relative to the battery size.
>Okay... that makes sense. So is it still possible that a brand new Li-Ion
>battery for the 50CT may be more efficient than the old one that came with
>it when it was new? That maybe the old 50CT may last longer on the new
>battery than the old one when it was new?
Yes, but not by much, comparing a new "old" battery, with a new "new" battery.
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