NiCd, short for,
Nickel Cadmium is a very popular type of
rechargeable battery, mainly due to its cheap cost. Newer types of batteries such as
NiMH and
Li-Ion have higher
energy density and are becoming comparable in price to the Ni-Cad battery.
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