[bookport] Re: Short Battery Life

  • From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 10:02:03 -0400

Again, it depends. With the quick-charge Ray-O-Vacs, it will; with NiMhs, it 
won't.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grant Hardy" <grant_hardy@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 6:36 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Short Battery Life


Will the fan still be on?

Grant
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Walt Smith" <walt@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 6:11 AM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Short Battery Life


> No, not necessarily. Depends on the charger, but the one I have will sense
> the battery type and act accordingly. Be sure to read your manual before
> trying this, though, but the charger that RadioShack sells will very
> definitely charge NiMh and NiCads _if_ that's the only kind of battery in
> the device. You absolutely cannot mix types, though. For NiMh, which is
> the
> only other kind I have, it's an overnight charge, just as with any other
> kind of charger--it doesn't use the quick charge circuitry.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Grant Hardy" <grant_hardy@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 8:27 PM
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Short Battery Life
>
>
> Wait a minute, so I can use the same charger that I bought for my
> 15-minute
> rechargeables to charge other batteries?  I thought it was the other way
> around, that I could use any standard charger to charge the Rayovacs and
> would simply not enjoy the "quick charge".
>
> Grant
>
>
>



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