Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Posts: 434

Oh yeah. There is a bit of info here. Hope it helps.

http://www.visorcentral.com/faqindex.php3#II.H.1.

Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Posts: 40

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Originally posted by DBrown
And if Handspring really only expected you to use alkalines, they wouldn't have included a method of changing the battery meter to expect NiCAD voltage levels.

I've got NiMh's in my platinum, running with the battery meter set to NiCad. They work fine.

Dave

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Belzebutt

Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Posts: 40

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Originally posted by Eug
Actually, it would seem the new standard for digital cameras is LiIon, since they do not discharge (much) if left for weeks, unlike NiMH.

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When I was looking for info on the new Energizer NiMh's, I found an article about NiHm on their site. It said that NiMh rechargables discharge by 1-3% per day if left unused. This isn't really negligeable, since over 5 days they can discharge by over 10%. I usually end up waiting a couple of days before recharging my second set after I used it, to get a really full charge

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Belzebutt

Registered: Jan 2001
Location: Midwest
Posts: 232

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Originally posted by DBrown
And if Handspring really only expected you to use alkalines, they wouldn't have included a method of changing the battery meter to expect NiCAD voltage levels.

I've got NiMh's in my platinum, running with the battery meter set to NiCad. They work fine.

Dave

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Why do you use the NiCad setting on your Platinum? It has an NiMh setting, is there a reason why you choose to use NiCad with NiMh batteries instead?

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Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Posts: 40

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Originally posted by thatch
Finally! something I know about!
(picture of Handspring device)

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Belzebutt

Registered: Jul 2000
Location: Dallas-area, Texas
Posts: 82

Re: What about Energizer's e2?

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Originally posted by CrayDrygu
I've got a set of Energizer's new "e2 Titanium" batteries in my Visor now...anybody else have experience with these?

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Registered: Sep 2000
Location: Ottawa, Canada
Posts: 40

Whatizit?

So what is this thing:

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Belzebutt

Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Baltimore MD, USA
Posts: 717

Poor Thatch. He might have to put a description in his sig. Everytime he posts somebody asks "what is that thing?"

The image is a photo of a gadget from Star Trek: Voyager, to which Thatch has added the Handspring logo.

Registered: Dec 1999
Location: Connecticut USA
Posts: 2682

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Originally posted by Winchell
Poor Thatch. He might have to put a description in his sig. Everytime he posts somebody asks "what is that thing?"

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I've seen the question asked dozens of times and he never answers... keeps us all in the dark!

But now, thanks to Winchell, we know the answer, don't we?

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The real downfall of NiCad batteries is that they can (and do) lose their power even while they are inactive. They have a tendancy to have
very inconsistent power output, whereas NiMH puts out a more consistent voltage. NiMH batteries also tend to last a lot longer than
NiCads; a well treated set of NiMH batteries can be recharged between 700-1000 times.

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Registered: Mar 2000
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Originally posted by thatch
Finally! something I know about!

The main difference is that you are supposed to deep-cycle (run dry) Ni-Cds to keep them from developing a memory. On the other hand, NiMHs will lose a small portion of their capacity (somewhat like a memorty) if you do deep-cycle them.

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