From: ohland@charter.net   
      
   My brain hurts from the charge rates for NiCd.   
      
   I must purify myself in the waters of Lake Minnetonka...   
      
   "1290 pack (12V, 9Ah)" now here's an actual item to look for, and I >ASS   
   U ME< there should be plenty of erudite discussions.   
      
   Rick Ekblaw wrote:   
   > The key here is that the battery pack needs to put out 180W of power for   
   > 10 or 11 seconds, then it gets recharged to be ready for the next power   
   > dip.  That's a poor usage case for NiCD, which suffers from the memory   
   > effect if you don't discharge slowly and most of the way towards full   
   > discharge, but lead-acid can dump out power quickly and cycle often,   
   > though doing that lowers the pack lifetime, it would probably need to be   
   > replaced every 3 years or so.   
      
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