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what batteries
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lugnet.robotics
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Tue, 20 Dec 2005 22:35:27 GMT
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We are starting a mindstorm club at the missionary school here in Bogotá and
have 4 sets, but we want to try to keep costs down so for the long term we were
considering rechargeable batteries, but they have a significant voltage
disadvantage. How long do good alkalines last? Is it worth the trouble to invest
in NiMH batteries? What are some other options?
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| I've had very good luck using NiMH AA batteries in my RCX. I never ran a set of alkalines out in mine, so I cannot compare run times. However, a set of alkalines would need to last hundreds of times longer than a set of NiMH cells to be cheaper (not (...) (19 years ago, 21-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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| Robert, I've had a lot of good luck with Energizer batteries, but have also used some of the higher 2200+ mah brands. All seem to work well with the RCX. The only thing to be aware of is mixing batteries. If you have 5 with a 2200mah rating and one (...) (19 years ago, 24-Dec-05, to lugnet.robotics)
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