Rayovac has a new NiMH out that they call the "Hybrid". They claim up to 9
months shelf life and they come already charged up. I read somewhere that
they performed a test at 6 months and the battery tested at 90%.
I recently picked up a couple of sets of four off e-bay.
Paul in Portland OR
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 10:24 AM
Subject: [OM] Re: FL40 and C8080
> You're thinking of NiCad when it comes to memory effect. NiMH don't
> have a memory effect but they do self-discharge at the pretty alarming
> rate of 2-3% per day. You can't let them sit on the shelf for two weeks
> and expect to use them without recharging. Recharging and planning the
> time for it has to become habit.
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