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Larry - 24 Aug 2008 04:17 GMT

Look at:
http://www.thomasdistributingshop.com/-Maha-POWEREX-11000mAH-D-
Rechargeable-Batteries_p_124-236.html

(or easier)

http://tinyurl.com/6z7psq

These are the biggest capacity standard batteries I've ever seen. They
test actually OVER 11 ampere-hour. That's a LOT of power in a 'D' cell
rechargeable! Most manufacturers, like the Bunny Battery Company, put an
AA cell in a plastic 'D' cell case, a ripoff!

Two of these 1.2V beasts is $28 from this distributor and will recharge
over 1000 times (Ni-Mh).

Now, if we were to make a custom BELT out of 3 these 'D' beasts and put a
little FruitFone connector on a tiny cord to the belt, we might JUST have a
decent long-running 3G! With this much battery, it may improve the
transmitter, too...(c;

My best quickcharger is gonna have a heart attack from running all night to
pull up these beasts....hee hee.

The 'C' batteries are 5 AH! The AAA are 800 mAH!

POWER is our FRIEND!

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SMS - 24 Aug 2008 05:05 GMT

> Look at:
> http://www.thomasdistributingshop.com/-Maha-POWEREX-11000mAH-D-
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> Two of these 1.2V beasts is $28 from this distributor and will recharge
> over 1000 times (Ni-Mh).

I'd go with
"http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2162".

"Only" 10,000 mAH, but 2 for $16 rather than 2 for $29 for the 11,000 mAH.

I've bought their C cells and they're fine, though I don't have a
charger that can measure capacity.

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Larry - 24 Aug 2008 05:24 GMT

SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in news:I65sk.35451$co7.15745
@nlpi066.nbdc.sbc.com:

> Only" 10,000 mAH, but 2 for $16 rather than 2 for $29 for the 11,000 mAH.

There are 10AH Ni-Mh 'D' cells for under $10 on that website I quoted.
Lots of cellphone batteries at really cheap prices, too! They have the Li-
Polymer battery BP-5L for the N800 Linux tablet for $12!

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DTC - 25 Aug 2008 03:07 GMT

> Most manufacturers, like the Bunny Battery Company, put an
> AA cell in a plastic 'D' cell case, a ripoff!

And you learned this how?

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Todd Allcock - 25 Aug 2008 06:18 GMT

> > Most manufacturers, like the Bunny Battery Company, put an AA cell in a

plastic 'D' cell case, a ripoff!

> And you learned this how?

I'm not aware of anyone using AA's in D-cell cases, but for many years, it
was common for rechargable D's to contain C cells inside with spacers to
hold them in place. The mAH rating for those D cells was the same as the
C's, (as was the price, so you really weren't being "cheated.")

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SMS - 25 Aug 2008 08:34 GMT

>>> Most manufacturers, like the Bunny Battery Company, put an AA cell in a
> plastic 'D' cell case, a ripoff!
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> hold them in place. The mAH rating for those D cells was the same as the
> C's, (as was the price, so you really weren't being "cheated.")

There are a lot of very low capacity D cells on the market, but I doubt
if they would bother to do the spacer thing.

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Larry - 25 Aug 2008 17:45 GMT

>>>> Most manufacturers, like the Bunny Battery Company, put an AA cell
>>>> in a
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> There are a lot of very low capacity D cells on the market, but I
> doubt if they would bother to do the spacer thing.

They just put a little 2.7AH cell in a big 'D' sized plastic case. All the
big guns are doing it. The shelves at any Wally World or Best Buy are full
of them.

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Todd Allcock - 25 Aug 2008 23:45 GMT

> >> I'm not aware of anyone using AA's in D-cell cases, but for many
> >> years, it was common for rechargable D's to contain C cells inside
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> big guns are doing it. The shelves at any Wally World or Best Buy are full
> of them.

Wow. I used to buy 4.0 AH Ni-Cad Ds at Radio Shack in the 90's for $6
each.

On the other hand, I don't even own a rechargable D cell anymore. My oft-
used, high-drain, devices either use proprietary batteries (cameras,
cellphones, etc.) or AAs. My D-powered devices (flashlights, boom-boxes)
are used so seldom, or in emergencies (power failures, etc.) that
disposables that don't require being recharged every few months even if not
used make more sense.

I guess I'll just buy some cheap AA-to-D converters fom Geeks.com if I ever
need rechargable D-cells- if that's good enough for Eveready, it's good
enough for me! ;-)

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Larry - 26 Aug 2008 03:23 GMT

Todd Allcock <elecconnec@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote in news:g8ve6i$mdh$2
@aioe.org:

> On the other hand, I don't even own a rechargable D cell anymore.

Remember those guys who used to carry a 6' long "Ghetto Blaster" on their
shoulders powered by 10 'D' cells...for about an hour?

Maybe that was too far back before your time....

It wasn't any good if it didn't wake people up at 3AM inside their sealed
up houses....daring them to come out to fight.

You needed a huge afro to go with the radio....(c;

Introducing the Sharp GF-777:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oX67V2Ntxo&feature=related

The secret seemed to be to bet one you had arms long enough to stick
straight up far enough over the top to hold it in place against your ear...
(c;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBltChMJUjg&feature=related
She hasn't got it right. She's trying to hold her head, the main ghetto
blaster support, away from the radio.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xEQWNgrIIs&feature=related
Gotta have lots lights and VU meters....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIe9a9VGyZc&feature=related
Sharp and Sansui made some great ones. They used to compete to see who
could have the HIGHEST model number, a very important feature.

Commercial units had their limitations on power, so many built their own
out of car stereos and components powered by huge gellcells:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_0IaCmsie4&feature=related

Guys didn't have cars like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hxextjNO2w&feature=related

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Todd Allcock - 26 Aug 2008 04:59 GMT

> Remember those guys who used to carry a 6' long "Ghetto Blaster" on their
> shoulders powered by 10 'D' cells...for about an hour?
>
> Maybe that was too far back before your time....

I remember those days well- my "formative years."

> It wasn't any good if it didn't wake people up at 3AM inside their sealed
> up houses....daring them to come out to fight.
>
> You needed a huge afro to go with the radio....(c;

Actually the two loudest and best-sounding boom boxes I ever heard were a
Sharp and a Panasonic, both owned by guys who were very, very, white, and
very, very, gay.

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Larry - 25 Aug 2008 06:32 GMT

DTC <DTC@no_spam_nothing_here.foob> wrote in news:atosk.19199$jI5.1417
@flpi148.ffdc.sbc.com:

>> Most manufacturers, like the Bunny Battery Company, put an
>> AA cell in a plastic 'D' cell case, a ripoff!
>
> And you learned this how?

http://www.naturalnews.com/phototour_energizer_batteries_1.html

read it and get angry. These are $12 EACH!

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