[bookport] Re: Battery performance (was Re: bookport improvements)
- From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 16:12:14 -0500
Based on my experience with the Book Port, I can't agree, with their claim
that NiMH batteries will actually last longer per charge than alkalines. I
can get approximately 12 to 14 days on a pair of alkalines in my BP, reading
mostly straight text files for an average of three or four hours a day, and
somewhere between 7 and 10 using it in an identical pattern with NiMH
batteries.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Baker, Nick" <Nick.Baker@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 3:58 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery performance (was Re: bookport improvements)
Folks, here is a web site taht tells you all you need (and probably
moerre than you want) to know about alkaline vs NiMH batteries. Bottom
line, according to these guys: NiMH last longer per per full charge than
alkaline, and they can be recharged at least 200 times. Read more here:
http://store.yahoo.com/greenbatteries-store/nibafa.html
Nick Baker
Assistive Technology Coordinator
nick.baker@xxxxxxxxxxxx
406-243-2234 (Voice/TTY)
406-243-2663 (Voice only)
Disabilty Services for Students
The University of Montana
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Missoula, MT 59812
-----Original Message-----
From: Will Smith [mailto:wilsmith@xxxxxxxxx]=20
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 12:02 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Re: Battery performance (was Re: bookport
improvements)
Thanks for the correction Walt. Probably the truth is closer to your=20
version than mine.
However, many dealers say that NIMH give good performance in real world=20
applications for somewhere between 500 and a thousand cycles.
Will
wilsmith@xxxxxxxxx
On Tue, 14 Dec 2004, Walt Smith wrote:
> 300 to 900 times as long? I very seriously doubt that, based on past
> experience. While I _do_ think they'll more than pay for themselves,
> compared to alkalines, 300 to 900 times as much life is just plain
absurd.
> Perhaps you meant to say that they'll give 300% to 900% (3 to 9 times)
as
> much performance.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Will Smith" <wilsmith@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 5:47 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport improvements
>
>
> Not really. My NIMH batteries cost roughly 5 or 6 times more than
> alkalines, but they will last 300 to 900 times longer overall.
>
> Will
> wilsmith@xxxxxxxxx
>
> On Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Richard Ring wrote:
>
>> But I can buy 24 double A batteries for $6. It will take some time
to
>> make up the difference.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Will Smith
>> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 4:24 PM
>> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [bookport] Re: bookport improvements
>>
>>
>> Hi Richard,
>>
>> Try a decent set of NIMH batteries. They work well, much better
than=3D20
>> Nicads.
>>
>> And while they may not last as long as alkalines they do last
several=3D20
>> weeks for me.
>>
>> And each recharging costs pennies, not dollars.
>>
>> Will
>> wilsmith@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>>
>>
>>
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