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From: karsh@geowhiz.UUCP (Bruce Karsh)
Newsgroups: net.consumers,net.physics,net.analog
Subject: Re: lifetime of rechargeable batteries
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Date: Thu, 8-Nov-84 18:26:34 EST
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Posted: Thu Nov  8 18:26:34 1984
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> [gobble gobble munch munch]
> 
>         I have recently bought a set of GE size  'D' rechargeable
> batteries  and  have had to recharge them twice in the past month
> and a half.  When I first bought them, I charged  them  up,  used

  I just bought a 9 volt nicad battery and found out that 9 volt 
nicads really only produce 7.2 volts.  Thats fine for my application,
but are there some common appliances which won't work with 7.2 volt
nicads, but will work with regular 9 volt transistor batteries.

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