nicads

For all their undoubted advantages, batteries have one major disadvantage, they will eventually run out and almost always at the most inconvenient time. The pain in our wallet is a familiar feeling as the time for replacing them arrives since they, like everything else today, do not get any cheaper. If you are a consistent `sufferer`, there is a remedy for this problem, namely rechargeable nicads. Although initially more expensive than conventional batteries they offer considerable savings in both money and convenience. Assuming one observes a few elementary rules when using nicads, they should have an extremely long life. The following article takes a look at the type of applications for which nicads are particularly suitable -i.e. when they will prove more economical than primary cells -and explains how their effective life can be . prolonged by careful use.