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NiMH Batteries for Velo?

Jake Page Icon Posted 2006-01-18 6:45 PM
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I'm using 1800s now, but would like to go up to 2200. Would that be a problem for the Velo? What sizes have already been tested?

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cmonex Page Icon Posted 2006-01-18 7:04 PM
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ive always used 2100's in it. they last for a good while
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Jake Page Icon Posted 2006-01-18 9:07 PM
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Thanks, Monica. Will look into 2100s then.

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torch Page Icon Posted 2006-01-18 9:33 PM
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I just use plain AA batteries for my Velo
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Jake Page Icon Posted 2006-01-18 9:50 PM
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Plain AAs? Boy, that must get expensive.

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torch Page Icon Posted 2006-02-15 1:54 PM
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Well, right now the AAs are dead and I just use the AC adapter..
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sophisticatedleaf Page Icon Posted 2006-02-15 2:39 PM
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AA's are actually rather convinient. They last longer than nimh cells, and since the Velo had a great battery life, you only have to replace them every month or so, unless if you use pcmcia cards and the backlight often. Also, I can get 10 AA's for $2 so...
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torch Page Icon Posted 2006-02-15 7:33 PM
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They are very convinient... I find rechargable batteries very inconvinient..
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Jake Page Icon Posted 2006-02-16 1:38 PM
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Since I find the Velo's screen--unless outside--to be pretty murky, I use the backlight all the time. That will eat up some batteries, I'll tell you.

So I went from 1800s to 2500 NiMH, and I can get six hours out of them, including constant backlight and going on-line via IR and GPRS, email, text news, Avantgo, the works.

My 1800s broke down and cried when I tried such a procedure with them. I got tired of their whining

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cmonex Page Icon Posted 2006-02-16 3:53 PM
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this just shows the battery life of hpcs using AA's isn't unbeatable at all. li-ion batteries are so much more powerful but of course AA's are easier to get.. now thats unbeatable
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sophisticatedleaf Page Icon Posted 2006-02-16 9:31 PM
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Cmonex, those 2500's were NiMH

I still do not understand why backlights take so much power. Aren't they just green led's? They do not take much at all.
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cmonex Page Icon Posted 2006-02-16 9:51 PM
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Cmonex, those 2500's were NiMH

I still do not understand why backlights take so much power. Aren't they just green led's? They do not take much at all.


i meant nimh's.

backlight: well a puny nimh (or AA for that matter) cant take too much drain...
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torch Page Icon Posted 2006-02-16 10:17 PM
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cmonex - 2006-02-16 1:53 PM

this just shows the battery life of hpcs using AA's isn't unbeatable at all. li-ion batteries are so much more powerful but of course AA's are easier to get.. now thats unbeatable

That is EXACTLY why I chose the HP 360LX and the Nino 300... I do NOT have to buy a $70 rechargable battery...
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sophisticatedleaf Page Icon Posted 2006-02-17 3:17 AM
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Still, it is only green led's, or are they something else? Because green leds can run on a pair of two AA's for a very long time, they should not affect battery life too much at all, compared to the rest of the machine running. But on many, the battery life drops 10% instantly.

Anyone have a good explanation?
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