While each battery is one and a half volts, the amperage is quite different.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary G Schindler Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 8:41 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: new rechargeable ready to go: I would like to point out when you use adapters for the AA batteries to make them fit into something that uses D batteries, you won't have the current or capacity to run them in Cd players or tape recorders for very long. this concept is nothing new. I seem to remember a brand called Cyna batteries from about 25 or 30 years ago that were adaptable. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Lang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 5:42 AM Subject: Re: new rechargeable ready to go: > DJ, you wrote: > >> I have a portable stereo that uses 8 D batteries. >> Are they making their rechargeables in this sise? > > Quite a few battery manufacturers now produce rechargeables, which > discharge much slower than earlier ones. Sanyo were the first, their > slow dischargers are called Eneloop. Uniross's are called Hybrio, > Ansmann's MaxE and so on. As much as I know, these batteries are only > manufactured in AA and AAA size, but there are adapters, so that one > can also use them in devices, which require D cells for instance. > > <*** Michael Lang ***> > > > > Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]