Re: Can I use RCR-V3 for my GPS?

Looks like two LiIone cells in paralell, with some circutry?? dropping the
voltage to around 3V ( Normal LiIone are at 4,2/ 4,1 V charging to 3 / 2,5 V
cutoff Nominal 3,6 V)
http://pv.apitec.com.tw/product/RCR-V3/manual_e.asp
This link are the manufactor web site.
The main advantage seems to be higer voltage during discharge, in constant
power aplications this gives lower curent drain.
You wil save some weight ( 16 g ) and the battery wil retain capasity better
than NiMh, for a low pover aplication there are no data given.
Hard to tell if you will get more running time.

"Vincent van der Laan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> skrev i melding
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> Hi,
>
> I found a new battery at:
>
> www.batteryx.com/product/Document/012-PV001/012-PV001.asp?ProductID=1069
>
> This is a new rechargeable Li-ion battery for use with digital cameras.
they
> claim that you can at least double the number of shots compared to NiMH.
> The weird thing is that it only has a capacity of 2000mAh so I wonder
about
> that claim. (But I understand that the capacity of different battery types
> can't be compared directly on the basis of mAh alone)
>
> I have no experience with Li-ion rechargeables (only NiMH) so I have some
> questions:
>
> Is this battery also usefull for continuous low-drain purposes?  My GPS
uses
> about 190 mA so usually I get about 10-12 hours of continuous usage from a
> set of 2200 NiMH batteries.  Could I use this RCR-V3 longer than that
> continuously? I mean if it would do 15-20 hours that would be ideal!
>
> (Obviously an advantage would be that the RCR-V3 works better at low temps
> and has a longer shelf life when charged.)
>
> As far as I can tell from the photo's it will physically fit in my GPS.
>
> Regards, Vincent
>