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Post by Sparkfist » Tue Aug 03, 2004 9:13 am

I've just struck apone a great idea.

Looking over Radioshack.com I was thinking of getting rechargable batteries for my N64 when I realized the numbers of the batteries when totaled 12v. The batteries I'm talking about are the 15 minute rechage, rated at 1.2v and 2000mA. Set in a series they'd total 12v and 20 amps.

So instead of buying a laptop battery I thought I'd just spend about $100 (anyways) on the AA and better overall playtime out of them.

What do you think?
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Post by gannon » Tue Aug 03, 2004 12:59 pm

um...20A at 12V? That would be 100 of those AA batteries!!

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Post by Sparkfist » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:30 pm

The Radio Shack 15 minute charge batteries are at 2000mA thats 2 amps times 10 shoudl equal 20 unless I woke up in a new reality.
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Post by SpongeBuell » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:37 pm

if they're in a series (negative touching positive) the voltage increases, but not the amperage, so 10 1.2v 2000mA batteries connected to make 12v would only have 2 amps.

http://www.doomportables.org/batteries.html
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Post by gannon » Tue Aug 03, 2004 2:40 pm

yeah :p you'd need 10s10p to make 20A 12V which is 100 AA batteries.

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