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- From: worley@a.cs.okstate.edu (WORLEY LAWRENCE JA)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics
- Subject: Re: nicads for Gameboy?
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.055857.11399@a.cs.okstate.edu>
- Date: 8 Jan 93 05:58:57 GMT
- Article-I.D.: a.1993Jan8.055857.11399
- References: <93007.213229HCAMPBEL@vma.cc.nd.edu>
- Distribution: usa
- Organization: Oklahoma State University
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- From article <93007.213229HCAMPBEL@vma.cc.nd.edu>, by H Campbell <HCAMPBEL@vma.cc.nd.edu>:
- > In article <1993Jan5.042534.5631@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>, tbc@cbnewsk.cb.att.com
- > (thomas.b.cook) says:
- >>
- >>The manual for Gameboy says not to use nicad batteries. I
- >>called their hot line where I was told that this is because
- >>the nicads can explode and damage the game. What are the
- >>conditions where this is a concern? I have some ideas but
- >>I'd appreciate the net.wisdom interpretation of this warning.
- >>
- > I had the same question and when I pushed for an answer they
- > finally conceded that (1) the display would be slightly dimmer and
- > (2) they were concerned that people would mix standard batteries
- > with nicads. They said that my game would not be harmed
- > by using nicads and so far (6 months) they seem to be correct.
-
- Ni-cads have a lower nominal voltage (1.2) than alkalines do (1.5), so if
- you have 4 of them, you are almost a full volt less than with alkalines.
- If the game will run ok with ni-cads, there's nothing wrong with using
- them.
-
- -Jason
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