Jeremiah Moore wrote:
> It is as I suspected. I'd been thinking: if they can change the
> chemistry such as to increase the capacity, it might be possible to
> change the chemistry in another way to increase the voltage, making
> the batteries more compatible.
Voltage is very fundamental to the chemistry. Capacity is more a
function of surface area of the plates and such like, that can be changed.
> I think it's a problem with this particular model - it draws a lot of
> current when writing to the disc, and this can pull the voltage down
> slightly. The shutoff is I believe tailored to NiCDs, whose sharp
> dropoff below a certain threshold might endanger the recording if the
> device lost power before it could write a TOC.
The NIMH will hold both voltage and current way higher than Nicads.
Their dropoff occurs at about 80% of the charge used up. And they hold
quite a bit more charge than Nicads. If it would run with Nicads, it
should run better with NIMH.
> I agree that manufacturers should design for NiMH batteries.
Yes, this is the way it should happen to make things more compatible.
Walt
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