If you repalce NiCd batteries with lithium-ion battieries, you don't need as many.
It doesn't matter what type of chemical composition your batteries contain, the result is the production of energy to power your device. What does matter is how much energy a battery produces in terms of voltage. Simply replacing three nickel cadmium (NiCd) batteries with three lithium-ion batteries will damage electrical equipment. An individual NiCd battery produces 1.2 volts while an individual lithium-ion battery produces 3.6 volts. For example, if your equipment operates on three NiCd batteries it needs 3.6 volts, the equivalent of only one lithium-ion battery.
Instructions
1. Check out the voltage requirement of the equipment your NiCd batteries power. Divide the voltage by 1.2 to find out how many NiCd batteries power your device.
2. Purchase one lithium-ion battery for every three NiCd batteries your device needs from an electrical or hobby store. If it takes six NiCd batteries, get two lithium-ion batteries and so on. Note that the numbers are not always divisible, so round them up or down to the nearest divisible number. A couple of extra or fewer volts won't particularly affect the device. For example, if your device operates on four NiCd batteries get one lithium-ion, but if it operates on five NiCd's get two lithium-ion batteries.
3. Purchase a lithium-ion battery container from an electrical or hobby store. Obtain a lithium-ion battery charger at the same time. Lithium-ion containers and chargers are not the same as the NiCd pack or charger, just as the batteries are different. Ensure the wired plug or jack on the end of the battery container is the same as that of the NiCd one, so take your old one to the store to compare. If not, purchase a new one.
4. Put the lithium-ion batteries into the battery pack container. Put the plug or jack into your device.
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