8 Feb
2009
8 Feb
'09
4:34 p.m.
On 7 Feb 2009 at 17:38, Allison wrote:
The NLS is somewhat unique as it uses a lead acid type
rather than NiCd,
Nimh, lithium or even common dry cells. In an emergency I have run it
off 4 'D" sized alkaline cells in an external holder for many hours.
For portable devices that were heavy on the current usage, I think
that lead-acid was prevalent. I've got a portable 4" color TV that
takes them, as well as a SCM portable word processor. And wasn't
there an early HP portable PC that also used them?
The funny thing is that the D-sized 2-tab versions were very easy to
get and very cheap. Times change, I guess.
Cheers,
Chuck