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From: nessus@nsc.UUCP (Kchula-Rrit)
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Subject: G.E. Rechargable Batteries info
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Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 16:54:58 EDT
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["With such a weapon I could boil the Earth to vapor."]

     Last weekend I purchased a FM-Walkman(tm) clone/superset.  It is one of
those little radios(mine is AM/FM) with the head-phones and has General
Electric's name on it.  In the package I found an offer for G.E.'s rechargable
Nickel-Cadmium batteries.

     Friends of mine have told me that these things tend to eat batteries at a
rather rapid rate.  Since batteries can be rather expensive(my unit uses 3 "AAA"
-types), this sounds like a good thing to have.  However, my SO gave me a hand-
held wire-wrap gun in 1981 with a set of G.E.'s "C"-size Ni-Cd batteries.  These
batteries have exhibited the "memory" effect that Ni-Cd's are known for.  Not
wishing to have this experience again, I have the following questions for the
net...

     0.  Has G.E. improved their Ni-Cds in the past few years?
     1.  How can I prevent/delay the "memory" effect from biting me?
     2.  How do Ni-Cds perform in FM-Walkman/clones/supersets?
     3.  Is $10.95 a "good" price for a set of 4 "AAA"-size batteries+charger?
     4.  Is there a manufacturer that makes a "better" Ni-Cd for a better price?

     I have posted this to net.analog because there was a discussion recently
about batteries and recharging...  Thanks for any info.

				From the alter ego of--

				Kchula-Rrit
				!menlo70!nsc!nessus

P.S. I almost forgot: Walkman and FM-Walkman are trademarks of Sony, G.E. is
     probably a trademark as well.

				K-Rr