On Sat, 6 Feb 2016, Lyndon Nerenberg wrote: > > I see all the talk about NiCd cells--does no one use NiMH nowadays? > > Why go with the toxics? > > Voltage? Recharging circuits? Current sinking capacity. It's not > always a 1:1 mapping.
Sure, but does it really matter in a typical battery-backed-up RAM or RTC application seen in computers? I swapped the dead original NiCd pack for a compatible NiMH one in my DECstation 2100 some half a year ago and the machine seems rather happy about the replacement. Maciej