A NiCd batire paketi Nthawi zambiri amakhala ndi ma cell angapo a NiCd omwe amalumikizidwa motsatizana kapena mofananira kuti akwaniritse mphamvu ndi mphamvu zomwe mukufuna. Ma batire amenewa amagwiritsidwa ntchito kwambiri pazida zonyamulika, zida zamagetsi, kuyatsa kwadzidzidzi, ndi ntchito zina zomwe zimafuna gwero lamphamvu lodalirika komanso lothachanso.
Mabatire a NiCd amadziwika chifukwa cha mphamvu zawo zochulukirapo, zomwe zimawalola kusunga kuchuluka kwa magetsi. Amakhalanso okhoza kupereka zamakono zamakono, kuwapanga kukhala oyenera ntchito zomwe zimafuna kutulutsa mwamsanga. Kuphatikiza apo, mabatire a NiCd amakhala ndi moyo wautali wozungulira, kutanthauza kuti amatha kuyitanidwanso ndikugwiritsidwanso ntchito kangapo.