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Longden C. Loo lloo@world.nad.northrop.com
Northrop Grumman Corporation Information Services
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On Tue, 7 Feb 1995, Scott Friedman wrote:
> The recommendation to use alkaline batteries is because rechargeables,
> typically NiCads, have poor voltage stability as they discharge. Other types
> of rechargeables may have better voltage performance.
>
> I have had my Zoomer since the beginning of November, and I am only on my
> third set of batteries. That includes the initial set which I threw away as
> soon as I figured out they had been in there a year. To me, the potential for
> problems with rechargeables wasn't worth it.
>
> On Mon, 6 Feb 95 12:23 PST Domingo Chang wrote:
> > Howdy,
> >
> > Is anyone out there using rechargeable AA batteries in their zoomer? If so,
> is
> > performance OK?
> > I bought some when I first bought my zoomer and now I find in the manual that
> > they don't recommend using rechargeables! Frankly I don't see the harm but
> > would welcome any input out there.
> >
> > dom
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