Need advice on batteries

Includes but not limited to: SNES, Genesis, Sega CD, PlayStation 1, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, Game Gear and I guess the Virtual Boy.

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how long do the AA recharables and the r/c batteries last?
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they are supposed to take 5-8 hours but i havent fully charged em yet i didnt wanna overcharge while i was asleep, but my charger does have an led that goes off when they are done
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no like how many years, how many times can you recharge them
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not positive but i think for nicd its like a few thosand and nimh is like a few thousand more than that mebe
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well in many many many years you can buy batteries that are even better once your Ni-MH die
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is there a difference between AA's and r/c's
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wat do you mean difference
AAs are smaller
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im running my Ni-Mh AAs until they stop from their full charge i'll tell you how long they last
i started at 5:40 i expect them to go to 8 at least
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doesnt 6 2000MaH = 12 Amps?
isnt the 1 3300MaH too low to run a screen and SNES?
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for the 1 7.2 volt battery dont you multiply the voltage by the ma
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G-force wrote:I think it's nickel metal hydride (Ni-Mh)
Yea, it is Hydride. PoD has that wrong for Ni-MH.
shmagoogin77 wrote:doesnt 6 2000MaH = 12 Amps?
isnt the 1 3300MaH too low to run a screen and SNES?
Turbo Tax 1.0 wrote:for the 1 7.2 volt battery dont you multiply the voltage by the ma
The milliamp-hours(or mAh) have nothing to do with it's battery output. They simply say the load placed on them that would allow for one hour of continuous use. Take AA Ni-MHs for example: they may have a capacity of 2500mAh (2.5Ah), but probably have a max load rating of about 30A. I believe that the page for the Ni-MH battery pack said they had a 30A max load. You can attach a 5A load on 2500mAh AAs, and run for 30 minutes straight.

Also, I should point out that Turbo is thinking of power. For power you multiply the voltage by amperage. Batteries aren't often rated by there power(wattage), but often electrical appliance will say power draw (sometimes instead of the current draw), because if you have an electric meter, it is probably in kilowatt-hours.
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Turbo Tax 1.0 wrote:im running my Ni-Mh AAs until they stop from their full charge i'll tell you how long they last
i started at 5:40 i expect them to go to 8 at least
yup i was right they died at around 8 but the leds and psone screen kept goin without playing the game so they still had a little juice left

how good is that for batt. life about 2 and a half hours i say its damn good
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dang it nos why you so smart there is no way in hell you didnt know all this before you came here
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That's pretty good. What is the capacity(mAh) of your batteries?
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