Author: William Kerr
Date: 09:17:01 04/04/04
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On April 04, 2004 at 12:06:22, J. C. Boco wrote: At long as the battery voltage is the same and the physical size is the same you should have no problem. Batteries with a higher mAHrs will last longer. Go to Radioshack and by a regulated 9 volt adapter along with the plug that fits the Star Diamond. That along with the batteries can keep the Star Diamond powered for long periods. Thats what I did. Batteries that cost 3 times as much, better last at least three times longer than what they are replacing. Bill >Hello all and good day to you. > >I have the Star Diamond. I used some typical fresh alkaline batteries in it and >my Star Diamond ran for (I think it was) about 24 hours before I had to change >the 4 AA batteries. > >When the next set runs out, I'm going to put those newer batteries in, those >Duracell Ultra ones. They claim to last longer, and of course they cost more. >I'm interested in whether these Ultra batteries will last 40+ hours or not. > >Anyway, I noticed that Energizer has AA batteries that are Lithium batteries, >made for digital cameras and regular cameras. These cost a lot, $10 for 4 of >them. Since they are AA and rated at 1.5V (just like all the other AA >batteries) I thought that it would be interesting to plug these Li batteries >into the Star Diamond. Maybe it'll run for over 100 hours that way. However, >one thing holds me back..... > >On the package it lists the mAHrs (milli amp hours). This figure was 2000 or >2250, I don't recall (but it must be a good battery if it has an Expert or >Master ranking. Ha ha ha!). But the other "regular" alkaline batteries (both >the regular and the ultra) had a number which was 250 mAHrs *less* than the >Lithium-type batteries. > >So voltage is the same but mAHrs is larger for the Li batteries. > >Is it safe to use these Li batteries in the Star Diamond? Or anything else? >((Besides cameras of course, which it is advertised for)).
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