Ni-Cd Battery

Ni-Cd Battery
No.	55020 (2-battery pack) 55042 (8-battery pack)
Release Date	80's
Parts type	Battery
Battery
Type	Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd)
Capacity	500mAh
Voltage	1.2v
Made by	Sanyo (A subsidary company of Panasonic)

The Ni-Cd N3-U Battery (カドニカ単３型バッテリー) is the battery manufactured by Sanyo (A subsidary company of Panasonic) and released by Tamiya in the 80's. It was the company's first AA-size rechargeable battery.

This battery was meant to power Tamiya's Quick Drive R/C cars. It comes with 2-battery pack and 8-battery pack and is included with certain Tamiya's battery chargers.

General info

The external of the battery was mostly in gray with N3-U and Tamiya labels on it. later revision of the same battery has the green recycle label on the lower part of the battery.

Compare to the Mini 4WD Ni-Cd Battery, the regular Ni-Cd battery from Tamiya has lower electric output. Since it is the rechargeable battery, it can be recharged with the specialized charger(s).

Like other nickel-cadmium batteries (regardless of what brands is), it has high self-discharge rate and is not environment-friendly due to the cadmium content the battery contains. Memory effect is also likely to occurs on this type of rechargeable battery and is permanent compare to the nickel–metal hydride battery like the NeoChamp battery.

Gallery

First version of the battery.

See also

• Mini 4WD Ni-Cd Battery
• Mini 4WD Ni-Cd 1000
• NeoChamp