Tech Support Forum - View Single Post - Ni_MH instaed of Li-ion for Thinkpad 385XD?

**laboye** · 06-24-2006, 11:33 AM

Well, volts is more electrical throughput. The battery should actually work fine, but not last as long. So long as the battery's amperage is the same as the computer, it will work fine. Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd) batteries use an older obsolete formula to hold electricity. They work well, but degrade faster. Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) batteries are not prone [as much] to degrading, but often suffer cell loss. The formulations have their ups and downs, but Li-ion is most often used today. The battery should work fine...

Same charger, too btw...

06-24-2006, 11:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
laboye TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hollywood, FL Posts: 1,246 OS: Windows xp Pro/Vista Beta 2/Ubuntu 6.06 LTS My System	Well, volts is more electrical throughput. The battery should actually work fine, but not last as long. So long as the battery's amperage is the same as the computer, it will work fine. Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd) batteries use an older obsolete formula to hold electricity. They work well, but degrade faster. Lithium-Ion (Li-ion) batteries are not prone [as much] to degrading, but often suffer cell loss. The formulations have their ups and downs, but Li-ion is most often used today. The battery should work fine... Same charger, too btw... __________________ Repair Windows XP Guide --- Resolutions Crazy Computer that I'm saving up for::Antec P180 Case;PC Pwr&Cooling 1kW Quad SLI PSU;Asus P5N32-SLI SE Deluxe;Intel Core2 XE X6800;Corsair TWIN2XP2048 2GB PC2-6400 DDR2 RAM;2xAsus GeForce 7950 GX2;BFG PhysX Accel.;IBM DVD-RAM/Plextor DVD±RW;Seagate 750GB HD 7200RPM;WDX 150GB 10000RPM;Vigor Monsoon TEC Cooler Last edited by laboye; 06-24-2006 at 11:35 AM.