At 17:50 +0000 13/12/09, Al Johnson wrote: >On Saturday 12 December 2009, David Garabana Barro wrote: >> O Sábado, 12 de Decembro de 2009, Jeff escribiu: >> > Alkaline, the original energizer batteries that came with the device. I >> > may have some NiMH batteries lying around somewhere, but I don't have >> > any AAA lithium polymer nor a suitable charger. >> >> NiMH will be even worse. >> They autodischarge 5-10% on first day, and 1% every next day... > >That depends on the NiMH. Several manufacturers are now making them with very >low self discharge (~5%/month). They work very well in applications where I >previously stuck to alkalines, such as my Psion 5 which probably has a lot in >common with the wikireader. > >I would also suggest trying a different brand of alkalines. The discharge >voltage characteristic varies significantly between brands, and some devices >stop working with the battery at a relatively high voltage. The Psion often >works well with alkalines that other devices claim are dead. Even when the >Psion has finished with them, they can be recharged with a suitable charger. ...
Hey! It is these batteries: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_self-discharge_NiMH_battery Glenn _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community
