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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Soldering the Archos?Re: Soldering the Archos?
From: Joris van den Heuvel <joris.bass_at_planet.nl>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2003 18:05:28 +0200 ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael O'Quinn <michael_at_oquinn.info> To: <rockbox_at_cool.haxx.se> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 3:36 AM Subject: Re: Soldering the Archos? | On Sun, 29 Jun 2003, Chris Holt wrote: | | > On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 23:22:48 +0200, Marc Tricou wrote: | > >> What kind of Archos do you have? Tom is talking about an FM Recorder. | > >> | > > | > > Ah, in my case its an AJBR with 6 Gig HD. | > | > Please don't do the lightbulb experiment with NiMh batteries. You risk | > damaging the cells. Not sure if it's a very safe thing to do with any | > rechargeable, but I do know you should not drain NiMh below 1v/cell. | > | > Chris | Could you please explain why this is so? As far as I know, this is only true for lead acid batteries and in a lesser degree Li-ions. I have drained MANY NiCd and NiMH cells to nearly zero, and have never noticed a decrease in performance. I do know that you shouldn't load NiMHs with large output currents >1C, as you could NiCds. Received on 2003-06-30 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |