John wrote:
Why is it that some device manuals (such as my Gameboy Advance among others)
indicate that I cannot use Nimh type batteries in my unit. Is this true, and
will it ruin my gameboy, Walkman, Discman, GPS if I do indeed use Nimh type
batteries in them?

Thanks


John

Hi...

"Regular" alkaline and old carbon-zinc batteries are
1.5 volts.

Nimh and nicd's are 1.2 volts.

However, trying them should't hurt the device.

Ken