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Re: Keep those 4.5volt trains alive!
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
Date: 
Thu, 5 Dec 2002 02:32:51 GMT
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john hill wrote:
4.5 trains have 3 battery cells of nominal 1.5 volts each but rechargeable
NiCads are only 1.2 volts.

Rayovac Renewal (tm) rechargable alkalines put out 1.5v.  They are also
cheaper and safer (for us and the environment) than NiCads.  How about
NiMH batteries, what voltage do they put out?

-chris



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  Keep those 4.5volt trains alive!
 
My train collection consists of a number of 4.5, 12 and 9 volt sets. The 9 volt ones are converted to DCC, the 12 volt trains I run as is but running the 4.5 trains soon gets boring with their very limited capability for remote control and of course (...) (22 years ago, 5-Dec-02, to lugnet.trains)  

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