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Re: [PolySix] lithium vs. ni-cad battery?

2009-12-22 by krux@thcnet.net

> hi folks, i am having an issue with my P6: i have put 2 3V lithium batteries
> in, hard soldered, and the machine will hold patches for a day. then, it
> dies, and the battery drops to about .1V.
>
> i have been told that the circuit actually needs to have a ni-cad battery.
> will nickel-metal-something work? my local battery place has a chargeable
> nickel-something or other battery, but its not "nickel cadmium".

You can pickup a nicad battery for a cordless phone from radio shack which
will work and is cheap.  The charging circuit for some other type of
rechargable is going to be different.

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