Dead CMOS Battery - NEC Powermate portable

From: Russ Blakeman <rhblakeman_at_kih.net>
Date: Sun Feb 10 21:30:18 2002

Not sure if there were rechargable litiums but they have had, and still
have, rechargeable alkalin batteries - my son has 2 sets he swaps in/out for
his Handspring Deluxe PDA (AAA).

=> -----Original Message-----
=> From: owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
=> [mailto:owner-classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org]On Behalf Of Joe
=> Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 6:27 PM
=> To: classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org
=> Subject: Re: Dead CMOS Battery - NEC Powermate portable
=>
=>
=> At 02:08 PM 2/10/02 -0800, you wrote:
=> >> >
=> >> > It is, perhaps, a stupid question; and I'm familiar with 3 volt
=> lithiums. What I'm attempting to get at, more precisely, is
=> >there
=> >> > anything special about the Mn02-Li's that I need to know about?
=> >>
=> >> YEs, don't recharge them. They _will_ explode.
=> >>
=> >Thanks. I thought the difference, if there were one, might be that the
=> MnO2s were the rechargeable type.
=>
=> There are SOME types of lithium batteries that can be recharged but I
=> don't think any of the common consumer type Lithium batteries
=> can. I THINK
=> the rechargeable ones are also 3.6 volt so they're not suitable for what
=> you need anyway.
=>
=> Joe
=>
=>
Received on Sun Feb 10 2002 - 21:30:18 GMT