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- From: ren@rap.ucar.edu (Ren Tescher)
- Subject: Re: Best nicads??
- Message-ID: <1992Dec12.170213.6670@ncar.ucar.edu>
- Keywords: nicad
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- Organization: NCAR, Research Applications Program
- References: <1992Dec10.083347.10926@hemlock.cray.com> <rich.724149537@pencil> <1992Dec12.131021.19612@panix.com>
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- Date: Sat, 12 Dec 1992 17:02:13 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec12.131021.19612@panix.com> schuster@panix.com (Michael Schuster) writes:
- >In article <rich.724149537@pencil> rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel) writes:
- >>In <1992Dec10.083347.10926@hemlock.cray.com> n3022@cray.com (Jim Knoll) writes:
- >>>Can someone tell me if there is a possible FAQ that rates the
- >>>different manufacturers of nicad batteries according to quality,
- >>>power output, etc.?
- >>Consumer Reports ran an article on batteries about a year ago, I think
- >>it was nov 91. They tested standard, alkaline and nicad batteries.
- >>I seem to recall radio shack (gasp) had among the best nicads, especially
- >>in the D size, which were something like twice the capacity of all other
- >>D sized nicads. The reason is that other brands' D nicads were actually
- >>C sized nicads camouflaged in D cases.
- >Are you sure the Radio Shack endorsement didn't just apply to their alkaline
- >cells? The Radio Shack D nicads are =AA= cells in D cases!
- I don't have the article in front of me either, but I recall that it was
- their 'HiCapacity' NiCad D cell which had the full size cell inside.
- The article mentioned that _one_ other manufacturer had a full size D cell
- nicad (I don't recall who).
- I just checked the CR Dec'91 5-year index, no mention of rechargeable battery
- tests. Maybe it was in the past year?
- ren n0pvi
- dona nobis pacem
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