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Re: Rechargable batteries for RC Buggy (#8475)
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Date: 
Thu, 20 Mar 2003 00:25:54 GMT
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William Howard <william@howard-family.fsworld.co.uk> wrote in message
news:HC0nIu.1qoI@lugnet.com...
> Other than "don't 'cos' that what it says in the manual", does anybody • have
> any advice on using rechargable batteries in the Technic RC Buggy (#8475)?

Do, cos thats _not_ what it says in the manual.

> Its years since I looking into rechargable battery technology and it must
> have moved on since then.

Indeed, my old NiCad's were rated at 600 milliamp hours, about 8 years on my
new NiMH's are rated at 1700 milliamp hours!

> Or is the only solution to buy shares in Duracell as I'm using up AA
> batteries like they're going out of fashion!

Thats what I found with my Digicam. A set of 4 Duracell's lasted for as many
as 17 pics, but with the new rechargables, 80+ pics are possible on a single
charge.

> thanks in advance

Re-read your manual. I just checked mine, and it only says not to recharge
the batteries whilst they are still in the buggy.

> William

(Duckie) Dave Till



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Other than "don't 'cos' that what it says in the manual", does anybody have any advice on using rechargable batteries in the Technic RC Buggy (#8475)? Its years since I looking into rechargable battery technology and it must have moved on since (...) (24 years ago, 19-Mar-03, to lugnet.technic)

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