[OM] Re: M18V Control grip with NiCds

[Ing. Radovan Faltus]

Problematics is probably wider, selfdischarging is not linear but likely
exponential.

I think in your case maybe one roll would suck battery out completelly.
What's brand of your 250mAh batteries?

Radek

----- Original Message ----- 
> Sorry to disagree, but my 13 cell NiMh 15v grip will still happily turn
over
> my OM2S after more than a year of not being charged. Exactly why I rebuilt
> it that way. In real - world use a charge every 6 months or so would keep
it
> permanently ready to go. The new -  build NiCd 12 cell I did at the same
> time as a control sample is quite weak by comparison. Both are 250mAh.
> Neither has been charged since May 2003. This self - discharge thing is
very
> overstated IMHO.
>
> Julian


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