NO!!!!!! DO NOT send me your battery questions : - O.
However, just to help and share what I unlearnedly stumbled into.......
My Scot genes rebel against unnecessary throw-away AND price
gouging. The NiMH batteries are a breath of fresh air in this venue.
Have slowly evolved through the increasing charge capacity and the
decreasing price of NiMH AA cells. 9 months ago, purchased 1800mAh
cells (no name brand) on the web which provided erratic performance.
About two weeks ago, was proud of myself for purchasing 4 Kodak
2100mAh AA for about $3/cell on the web. Not cheap, but long lasting
for cameras, etc. This past weekend, found name brand 2200mAh cells at
Sams Club/Walmart for < $2 per cell....... (8 pack).
My lessons:
- don't buy off-brand, they are probably factory rejects
- don't purchase excess since tomorrow will bring greater capacity at
lower cost
- NiMH of a quality brand work well IF trickle charged. Don't waste $
and batteries on the 'Fast/Rapid Charge' units. Use the savings to
purchase backup batteries for slow charging.
- As for fussing with them, discharging, etc., at the current price,
your time is more valuable. Just don't use a '30 minute charger'.
- Use care with web purchases. These are 'dead' weight and expensive
to ship. Quality offerings are beginning to appear in your local
discount chains.
My prior advice on button silver batteries stands.
Best,
Bill
On Dec 9, 2003, at 3:07 PM, Mickey Trageser wrote:
As for AA batteries,
although I have them, I really like the speed of popping in a single
replacement cell vice fumbling with the AAs.
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