It is'nt a problem in the 8201a, & I suspect the 100/102. Why the 200 exhibits the behavior Kurt describes I dont know.
I've never seen a 200. At a <guess> the supercap is providing enough oomph to keep the computer running when you turn it off? On 5/31/17, George Rimakis <[email protected]> wrote: > How did you accommodate the voltage difference between the NiCd and the > SuperCap? > > On 5/31/17, 11:23 AM, "M100 on behalf of John Gardner" > <[email protected] on behalf of [email protected]> wrote: > > 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: > > > > > > > >
