[bookport] Re: against a proprietary battery pack

  • From: "Lou Kolb" <loukolb@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sat, 9 Apr 2005 17:33:22 -0400

Thanks Angie.  I think it might be worth investing in a system.  I do like
the idea of being able to recharge and reuse batteries.  Lou
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angie Matney" <matneyar@xxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 4:51 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: against a proprietary battery pack


> Hi Lou,
>
> I think the key difference here is between Nicad and NIMH batteries. NIMH
batteries last lots longer than Nicad. You
> don't really have to replace them all that often. I don't notice much
difference between them and alkaline batteries.
>
> Angie
>
> On Sat, 9 Apr 2005 08:34:08 -0400, Lou Kolb wrote:
>
> >I haven't tried NIMH batteries yet and I suppose I should.  Your claims
> >sound good but I'm somewhat reluctant  having heard of people who have
> >developed trouble with the battery clips in the BP due to frequent
> >replacement of batteries.  As I stated yesterday, I'm on my first set of
E
> >squared energizers and, so far, they're holding up extremely well.  I use
> >the BP at least a couple of hours a day and mostly to read text  so we'll
> >see how far they go.  Lou
>
>
>
>


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