FWIW - Thanks to a previous bad experience with a leaking NiCD, I
replaced the NiCD in my 8201a's with 3 F supercaps, which to my knowledge don't leak, and use Eneloop AAs in the battery pack. Low-Self-Discharge NiMH cells like Eneloops are integral to the scheme - A fully-charged Eneloop pack will keep RAM alive for years; a Supercap for a few weeks to a few months, depending on the quiescent current of your RAM chips - More than enough time to recharge the Eneloops. And OBTW, Eneloops don't leak either. Problem solved. ... On 5/31/17, George Rimakis <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, due to the Cadmium(and the fact that NiMH are generally just better > batteries now) they anen’t commonly found in the US either. > > ~George > > On 5/31/17, 3:27 AM, "M100 on behalf of Jonathan Yuen" > <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello, > > The external battery pack answers a question I've had about using > something like that in my > Model 100, which still has the original NiCad battery in it, and it > still seems to be working. > Still, I worry about it and wanted to replace it with something. > > I had looked around at Nimh batteries, but also thought about something > external like this. > NiCd isn't really sold in Sweden anymore because of the cadmium, though > I'm sure one can have things mailed in from abroad..... > > Jonathan > ________________________________________ > Från: M100 [[email protected]] för Mike Stein > [[email protected]] > Skickat: den 31 maj 2017 05:35 > Till: [email protected] > Ämne: Re: [M100] Oh no - think my internal nicad finally given up > theghost > > Actually, I personally use phone batteries from the dollar store around > the corner: > > >
