On Jun 6, 2:54*am, Rob Shepherd > wrote:
> Evening all,
>
> Has anyone used one of the FlywithCE devices, comments on ease of use,
> accuracy, battery duration would be much appreciated.
>
> Cheers
> Rob

I use one. Simply turn it on, check it's got a green light (the "on"
light is small and can be difficult to see in sunlight) and then pop
it in my top pocket. Download is easy by USB cable and easy to export
to SeeYou, or onto Google maps plot. Can't comment on battery life
beyond saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the
batteries flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault
of the device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I
think I need better rechargeables. I now use good quality triple-A
batteries and haven't had further troubles.

In terms of accuracy, I was testing an Android app on my Galaxy Tab
(Gaggle) and the plots from Gaggle and FlyCE were consistent. Neat
little device - other GPS devices may offer lots more, but at my stage
of flying I just wanted a logger.

smith

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

On Sun, 05 Jun 2011 15:37:40 -0700, smithcorp wrote:

> Can't comment on battery life beyond
> saying i have had problems using rechargeables, finding the batteries
> flat just when I want to use them (but that's not the fault of the
> device - i always take them out at the end of the day) - I think I need
> better rechargeables.
>
In my experience almost all the rechargeables currently on the market are
garbage. I'm referring to the NiMH AA cells that claim anything up to
2800 mAh. I have a battery charger/recycler that records capacity and
have to sat that, after buying several sets of these batteries (my Pentax
DSLR uses AA cells) from various outlets and several makes:

- there is no correlation between price and performance. In fact the most
expensive set was the worst on terms of capacity

- Not one of the consumer grade sets I bought would hold more than
900 mAh despite claiming anything between 2400 and 2800 mAh.
The worst case I found was a set that claimed 2800 mAh and actually
held 400 mAh

The best I've found are the Sanyo Eneloops, followed by Maplins Hybrids,
which AFAIK are only available in the UK. Both makes should be charged as
though they are NiMH - I use a peak charger - and both do what it says on
the tin.

I should also add that I've had bad experiences with cheap Chinese-made
consumer grade chargers and won't touch them with a barge pole. I now use
one of the cheaper multi-chemistry chargers sold for charging RC model
equipment: you pay rather more for these, but IME they're worth it.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org

I think your push-to-talk button is stuck.

Jim Beckman

On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:46:09 +0000, Jim Beckman wrote:

> I think your push-to-talk button is stuck.
>
Agreed and apologies to all.

The stuck PTT was somewhere in the interaction between my copy of Pan and
my ISP's NNTP server - Pan was merely reporting an inability to contact
the server while all this duplication was going on. Eventually I decided
that the problem wasn't going to clear itself and killed Pan.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org |

On Jun 6, 5:46*am, Jim Beckman > wrote:
> I think your push-to-talk button is stuck.
>
> Jim Beckman

Obviously his PTT is powered by cheap Chinese NiMh AA cells.

After reading numerous reviews, this is the best AA and AAA cell
battery charger I've used. Also comes with 4 ea AA and AAA cells that
have held up well. Charger will charge, charge/discharge, refresh,
charge at multiple rates etc.

http://www.amazon.com/Crosse-Technology-BC-9009-AlphaPower-Battery/dp/B00077AA5Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1307383015&sr=8-2

bumper

On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:02:01 -0700, bumper wrote:

> After reading numerous reviews, this is the best AA and AAA cell battery
> charger I've used. Also comes with 4 ea AA and AAA cells that have held
> up well. Charger will charge, charge/discharge, refresh, charge at
> multiple rates etc.
>
It does look OK apart from one niggle - you can't use it to cycle and
measure the capacity of your SLAs like I can with my Pro-Peak Prodigy II
model charger, which handles NiCd/NiMH/lead-acid/and Li-poly/Li-ion
batteries. OTOH its somewhat cheaper.

Yer pays yer money and takes yer choice I guess.


--
martin@ | Martin Gregorie
gregorie. | Essex, UK
org |

I had a 9 amp powersonic go bad in less than a year, Shorted between
the + and - so no resistance.

Anyone else have problems with that product. I don't think I will buy
another one.

Mark

On Jun 7, 12:19*am, Martin Gregorie >
wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:46:09 +0000, Jim Beckman wrote:
> > I think your push-to-talk button is stuck.
>
> Agreed and apologies to all.
>
> The stuck PTT was somewhere in the interaction between my copy of Pan and
> my ISP's NNTP server - Pan was merely reporting an inability to contact
> the server while all this duplication was going on. Eventually I decided
> that the problem wasn't going to clear itself and killed Pan.
>
> --
> martin@ * | Martin Gregorie
> gregorie. | Essex, UK
> org * * * |

Thanks for the replies Martin :)

I've just invested in some good quality rechargeables and a charger
from here (they sell Eneloops in Australia too thanks goodness).

http://protog.com.au/aaa-rechargeable-batteries-c-55.html