Jim Yanik wrote:

Ken Weitzel wrote
BE wrote:
I have an electronic scale that uses a 9v battery and it says "use
alkaline batteries only". I prefer to use rechargeable NiMH
batteries. How can the product tell the difference (or can it) and
what would be the problem, if any, of using non-alkaline batteries in
such a product.


Hi...

The voltage of a brand new alkaline is 1.5 volts. The
voltage of a freshly charged nimh or nicd is 1.2 volts.

actually,it's more like 1.4v

1.3 but not for long.

Graham