Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 18:56:59 EDT From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] LiIon AA Batteries?
In a message dated 8/30/02 2:37:23 PM Mountain Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Does anyone who’s been involved in rebuilding Libretto power packs know if > there’s any such thing as LiIon AA batteries, and chargers, that can be used > > with electronic devices that take standard AA alkaline batteries? I thought > > I remembered a list thread on this at one point, but I don’t seem to find > anything in the archives. And I can’t come up with anything on the topic > searching with Google. Are LiIon too volatile in some way that make them a > bad choice for these sorts of uses? > > It would really be slick to be able to use them in this MP3 player. I think > > the most powerful NiMH AAs I’ve seen are rated at around 1700 mAh.. But I’m > already getting an hour more out of the 1500 mAh set I have than the 2.5 > hours the specs for this NEX II list. > > M(S) This chart [http://www.powerstream.com/Compare.htm] seems to imply that 3.6V Li-Ion AA batts, manufactured by BYD (?) exist. The watt hrs/liter value suggests longer life. I have no experience with these, but it looks like you'd have to use a "dummy" cell to get near the proper voltage. One of the major US battery companys sells "lithium" batteries, which are touted as better at low temperatures than alkalines. They worked OK in my GPS, but it is such a low-draw device that comparisons of battery life weren't practical. It's too bad that the example Sony set with the PRD-650 CDROM wasn't followed by others. It uses a Li-Ion cell (proprietary, of course), which recharges in the unit when hooked up to an AC adapter (or, the CDROM will run straight off the adapter). Optionally, a snap-on adapter allows use of AA batts. Pretty slick. Lee ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
