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interuser

Jan 1, 1970
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Hi
I have a battery operated (AA) hair trimmer (WAHL groomsman)
Can I use NiMH batteries with it?

Should the fact that NiMH are 1.2v (as opposed to 1.5V of
non-rechareable batteries) potentially damage the trimmer?

Obviously I am asking because no one at WAHL support even bother to
reply to my emails.
 
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Dave Plowman (News)

Jan 1, 1970
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I have a battery operated (AA) hair trimmer (WAHL groomsman)
Can I use NiMH batteries with it?
Should the fact that NiMH are 1.2v (as opposed to 1.5V of
non-rechareable batteries) potentially damage the trimmer?

You'll be ok. Dry cells drop below 1.2 volts before being exhausted. Some
things can be damaged by using Ni-Cads etc because their peak current
delivery is so much higher than a dry cell and if, say, a motor is stalled
could burn it out. But not much chance of this with a hair clipper.;-)
 
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JANA

Jan 1, 1970
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It should work out okay, since these hair trimmers are very simple, and
there is normaly no sophisticated electronics that would be sensitive to the
type of batteries used.

Because the chargeable batteries under load are usually in the area of 1.2
Volts under load, the trimmer may seem to run a little sluggish.

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JANA
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Hi
I have a battery operated (AA) hair trimmer (WAHL groomsman)
Can I use NiMH batteries with it?

Should the fact that NiMH are 1.2v (as opposed to 1.5V of
non-rechareable batteries) potentially damage the trimmer?

Obviously I am asking because no one at WAHL support even bother to
reply to my emails.
 
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GregS

Jan 1, 1970
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It should work out okay, since these hair trimmers are very simple, and
there is normaly no sophisticated electronics that would be sensitive to the
type of batteries used.

Because the chargeable batteries under load are usually in the area of 1.2
Volts under load, the trimmer may seem to run a little sluggish.

Nicads also have less internal resistance and can supply more current
to motors than Nimh

greg
 
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Ken Weitzel

Jan 1, 1970
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GregS said:
Nicads also have less internal resistance and can supply more current
to motors than Nimh

greg

Hi Greg...

I respectfully suggest that you have that backwards :)

Take care.

Ken
 
interuser said:
Hi
I have a battery operated (AA) hair trimmer (WAHL groomsman)
Can I use NiMH batteries with it?

Should the fact that NiMH are 1.2v (as opposed to 1.5V of
non-rechareable batteries) potentially damage the trimmer?

Obviously I am asking because no one at WAHL support even bother to
reply to my emails.

I have got 24 NIMH cells. I use them in a Kodak digicam, an el-cheapo
Philips travel shaver, a succession of ever cheaper and feature richer
portable CD mp3 players, and as stopgaps in a wireless keyboard, a
flashlight, the igniter in a gas stove, various remote control
handsets... They are so cheap nowadays. With the shaver, compared with
alkalines, the sudden arrival of the discharged state can be a pain
(literally) if it starts to stall while chomping on a two or three day
growth of beard, but I can live with that.
 
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buffalobill

Jan 1, 1970
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i would try them myself. but maybe the 1.2 vdc you want to supply is
lower so the amperage must be higher to deliver the power watts to the
clipper.
a manufacturer may not want to redesign the device or its instruction
manual to accomodate every new battery type that comes down the road.
your item can not be ordered but i found their rechargables and related
items and see their trim 'n vac devices too at:
http://www.wahl.com/groomsman1.html
 
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