Basically, a NiCad is in some ways stupid. It has very little in the
way of internal resistance and when shorted is very capable of
delivering a very high amperage rate. If the circuit has no current
limiting feature in it, it turns into a toaster.
Rand E.
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Acer Victoria wrote:
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> <snip>
> Is there a reason older flashes/cameras specified no NiCd?
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> /Acer Victoria
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