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- From: briank@ars2.uucp (D. Brian Kimmel)
- Newsgroups: seattle.general,seattle.forsale,pnw.general,pnw.forsale
- Subject: Re: Wanted: Lots of batteries
- Keywords: import battery
- Message-ID: <Bxtq9s.50A@ars2.uucp>
- Date: 16 Nov 92 19:32:14 GMT
- Article-I.D.: ars2.Bxtq9s.50A
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- <Bx3v1y.KKt@ars2.uucp> <1992Nov15.083424.15307@qiclab.scn.rain.com>
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- In <1992Nov15.083424.15307@qiclab.scn.rain.com>
- leonard@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Leonard Erickson) writes:
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- I originally wrote (in part):
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- >>NiCad batteries don't last very long if you mistreat them by keeping
- >>the charger plugged in constantly.
-
- >>The battery pack should cost about $5 to $10 to make and Apple wants
- >>$80 to $90 for them. The price seems outrageous to all concerned.
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- >Have you actually *priced* nicads? I'd be *real* surprised if you could
- >get 10-AA nicads for $5.
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- In quantities of 30,000 from a first tier distributor or manufacturer?
- I should think so; but thats why I am posting, to find out.
-
- >Also, using anything but Apple supplied battery packs may void any
- >warranty or service contracts.
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- These *ARE* for the service contract.
-
- Brian
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