From: Bert Haskins (bhaskins_at_triton.net)
Date: Fri Dec 21 2001 - 11:38:06 EST
Hi Ray
FWIW
I regularly swap 29H9233 NiMH and 29H9232 Li-ion
batteries back and forth between my 760XLs and 760EDs
and can't notice any difference other than the weight and that
the NiMH self-discharge is higher.
I would! notice if there was screen flicker.
Cheers, Bert
Ray Bayles wrote:
> One of my clients ordered a LiON battery for a 760L from Tiger Direct
> and received a NiMH instead. It was $149.00. TigerDirect claimed to
> not know the difference but are allowing a return.
>
> A question came up. This NiMH battery looks the same as the LiON...
> in color and design. He would not have known he had the wrong battery
> if he had not called me to determine why the screen was flickering...
>
> Which brings me to my question:
>
> This NiMH battery does cause the screen to flicker when the AC Adapter
> is unplugged. Also, there is no information on discharge rate or
> percentage of charged battery remaining. It does not activate the
> "Fuel Cell" information box or put any information on the little gray
> window on the keyboard. Does anybody know if this is typical of NiMH
> batteries, or is this also a defective battery.
>
> Ray
>
> --
>
> Not everything that can be counted, counts.
> And not everything that counts can be counted.
>
> Albert Einstein
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