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Best (disposable) battery for the RCX?
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 26 Jul 1999 02:55:16 GMT
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jon@*nospam*midnightbeach.com
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I've been using Duracell alkalines and they don't seem to last very long
at all. Has anyone found a brand that works better?
(I've avoided the Duracell "Extra" (or whatever their premium
supermarket battery is) because the package seems to imply that its
optimized for elctronics, and I figured it might offer no great
advantage driving the Mindstorm's motors.)
I searched the archives, and the consensus seemed to be that NiMH is
much better than NiCad, but also that few people seemed to be using any
sort of rechargable in their RCX. Has that changed?
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| I use Ray-o-Vac Renewals (rechargeable alkalines), and am quite pleased with them. For best performance they should be recharged very often - even if only partially drained. I just get in the habit of swapping out a set of batteries before starting (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Best (disposable) battery for the RCX?
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| It's strange that you say alkaline batteries don't "seem to last very long at all". I've been using mine for over a month. You should probably qualify your statement by saying how many minutes or hours you've run the motors on those batteries. (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
| | | Re: Best (disposable) battery for the RCX?
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| In lugnet.robotics, Jon Shemitz writes: [snip] (...) I use Rayovac Renewal rechargable alcalines myself. I get lots of time on each charge and can use the same cells over and over again for over a year. I get a four pack of AAs for about $6 and (...) (25 years ago, 26-Jul-99, to lugnet.robotics)
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