Nickel Metal Hydride batteries

[Don]

Hi all,

Nickel Metal Hydride batteries are *not* necessarily better than ni-cads.
Just *much* more expensive. 

At 05:19 PM 10/14/97 -0600, you wrote:
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Story <mark.story@worldnet.att.net>
>To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Date: Monday, October 13, 1997 11:47 PM
>Subject: SAT battery specs
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>>Does anyone know the specs for the nicad battery that the SAT currently
>>uses?  I'm interested in things like capacity (mAh) and quick charge or
>>standard.
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>>Mark Story, RPT
>>Spokane, WA
>>mark.story@worldnet.att.net
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>Call Paul Sanderson at 800 FAST440.  I am sure he can tell you.
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>As for fast charging a regular battery -- this is not recommended.  Fast
>charging produces a lot of heat.  In fact, a "thermistor" is what tells the
>charger to stop charging and it is activated by heat.  Conventional nicads
>(ones NOT designated for fast charging) will be quickly destroyed by rapid
>charging.
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>Thank goodness the SAT III uses nickel metal hydride.  Much better !
>
>Glenn.  (a ham, piano tech, and hack in general.)
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
"Tuner for the Centre of the Arts"
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