On 4/9/25 21:17, Gary Sparkes wrote:
Correction on that, the lithium polymers such as in modern cellphones are a fair bit different. NMC was used in non-LiPo cells for early mobile devices, however, was a thing in many variants.
NMC can still be found in things like handheld power tools. Today, Li-Po (Lithium Polymer) and LCO (Lithium Cobalt Oxide) are typical options for mobile devices.
I was thinking more along the lines of things like early laptops that switched off nicad/nimh while looking at devices on my desk
Back when we spent quite a bit of cash on camcorders, we experienced plenty of NiMH batteries. It's quite an inferior battery, but it served its purpose well, at the time. I still find NiMH batteries shipping in modern gear today, e.g., low-end electric toothbrushes. I generally avoid these where possible, and buy Lithium-based toothbrushes :-). Mark.