Tired of bulky nicads are thes what I'm looking for?

[tom10122]

Well I am doing my first commission he supplied the parts so I was using NiCad intec batteries once that's finished I'm going to use the money to fund my portable, I was using a intec too but it's too bulky and only gives 2hr battery life which was fine with me. I am going to stuff it in a zn-45 and was looking at this battery

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/rechargeab ... ore-100073
I know it's been said that it isn't good but shouldn't it supply about 2hrs? Gamecubes powered by 12v draw about 1.4 amps so 4800mah should supply atleast 2 if not 3 correct? If I do get it would it just be plug and play just wire the positive and negative and go?

 

[superben51]

I remember those intec batteries being terrible but you can use Li-po's which are a lot better then Ni-mh or Ni-cad. Check out batteryspace.com for some Li-po's. They are however explosive if wired and charged wrong so check out this guide here.

 

[tom10122]

The batteries come with a charger, I don't need a protection circuit to use the battery correct? Just to charge it?

 

[superben51]

Well for Li-pos you always need to have a protection circuit on them, you don't need one for Ni-cad of Ni-mh

 

[tom10122]

Yes I know that, I am assuming the charging ciruit is built into the batteries I am looking at since it comes with a charger, 4800mah should last 2 hrs right?

 

[tom10122]

oops wrong link , fixed

 

[lexxion83]

The problem with these batteries (I have one JUST like it) is that the stated capacity is NOT even close to what is inside. Since it says it is 4800mAh I would expect it to be more close to 1300-1800mAh. I did a test on mine (6800mAh) and I only got about 2400-2800mAh. Don't be cheap on batteries. Go to batteryspace.com and buy a real battery.

 

[Hermaphroditus]

For a general rule of thumb, when you're wondering if batteries are good to use, and you find them on DealExtreme, the answer is usually no.

On paper they sound nice a lot of the time, but quite frankly they lie.

 

[hailrazer]

Those batteries are actually around 900mAh. I have tested them extensively.

 

[tom10122]

Okay thanks, but a real 4800mah battery should give me over two hours correct?