Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84 chuqui version 1.7 9/23/84; site nsc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!nsc!nessus From: nessus@nsc.UUCP (Kchula-Rrit) Newsgroups: net.analog,net.consumers Subject: G.E. Rechargable Batteries info Message-ID: <2936@nsc.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 16:54:58 EDT Article-I.D.: nsc.2936 Posted: Tue Jul 2 16:54:58 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 09:31:00 EDT Distribution: na Organization: The Patriarchy of Kzin, Kzin Lines: 33 Xref: watmath net.analog:356 net.consumers:2492 ["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