Thoughts on handheld Aviation radios (ICOM vs Vertex-Standard)

WallMart has Eveready NiMH 2300 cells, about 11 bucks for 4. I don't think
that is expensive, for how many charges you can get out of them. And you
are right, they kick alkaline's As* ! :-)

I bought an 8 pack from Wally World for appx $17 about 2 weeks ago.
FYI.... The previous versions offered last year were 2100 mAh.

Some say they are not good batteries, but I have had great luck with them.
One will go bad at random, once in a while, but the rest go on and on. As
far as the self discharge goes, I have never scientifically charted them,
but I have the feeling that they are not as bad as the 1% per day that some
people claim.

I've never lost a single NiMH battery in 5 years of use.
Call it luck or just old fashion TLC. g

As to self discharge...
Ambient temp is a most important variable.
20 to 45% loss in 30 days is typical for NiMH cells according to
http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/...H_Overview.pdf

Ta-ta....

Barnyard BOb -

"Barnyard BOb -" wrote

I bought an 8 pack from Wally World for appx $17 about 2 weeks ago.
FYI.... The previous versions offered last year were 2100 mAh.

Brand, out of curiosity?


I've never lost a single NiMH battery in 5 years of use.
Call it luck or just old fashion TLC. g

I too rarely lost one, until I started using the 30 minute charger,
occasionally. But I know that isn't particularly good for them!g

As to self discharge...
Ambient temp is a most important variable.
20 to 45% loss in 30 days is typical for NiMH cells according to

http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/...H_Overview.pdf

Ta-ta....

Barnyard BOb -


One of these days, I'm going to be really bored and do a discharge test at
room temp., and see what I can see. 'twill be in-ter-es-ting.
--
Jim in NC


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"Morgans" wrote:


"Barnyard BOb -" wrote

I bought an 8 pack from Wally World for appx $17 about 2 weeks ago.
FYI.... The previous versions offered last year were 2100 mAh.

Brand, out of curiosity?

Same brand of Energizer.
They use to be 2100 mAh before morphing to 2300.

I've never lost a single NiMH battery in 5 years of use.
Call it luck or just old fashion TLC. g

I too rarely lost one, until I started using the 30 minute charger,
occasionally. But I know that isn't particularly good for them!g

30 MINUTES!!!!!! g ..... g = gawd

I've always exclusively used the popular [rapid?] charger...

Maha MH-C204F

http://www.thomas-distributing.com/maha-mh-c204f.htm
http://www.burnabyradio.com/dhtml/maha/mhc204F.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/catalog/hamacc/0485.html

Barnyard BOb -

This brings up an important point:

If the radio is to be your only one, then you want rechargable
batteries. That was a major reason I bought the Yaseu (now Vertex).

If for backup, then probably alkalines, though from my readings here I
realize that my information may be terribly 20th century. That was one
reason I sold the Sporty's: it ate batteries.

all the best -- Dan Ford
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

If anything eats batteries quicker than a Garmin 295
or a dead short, please show and tell. g

Barnyard BOb - from the Show Me State

On Tue, 7 Sep 2004, Barnyard BOb - wrote:

WallMart has Eveready NiMH 2300 cells, about 11 bucks for 4.

I bought an 8 pack from Wally World for appx $17 about 2 weeks ago.

Last year I bought some Nexcell 2.2Ah AA's off Ebay for $.99 each (about
$1.15 with shipping). I expect higher capacity cells could be had for the
same price now.

I've never lost a single NiMH battery in 5 years of use.

I haven't lost a cell for a few years, since I started using a good
microprocessor controlled charger. Cheap chargers will either undercharge
them or make them die young, and cheap fast chargers are even worse.

-Dan

On Tue, 7 Sep 2004, Barnyard BOb - wrote:

WallMart has Eveready NiMH 2300 cells, about 11 bucks for 4.

I bought an 8 pack from Wally World for appx $17 about 2 weeks ago.

Last year I bought some Nexcell 2.2Ah AA's off Ebay for $.99 each (about
$1.15 with shipping). I expect higher capacity cells could be had for the
same price now.

I've never lost a single NiMH battery in 5 years of use.

I haven't lost a cell for a few years, since I started using a good
microprocessor controlled charger. Cheap chargers will either undercharge
them or make them die young, and cheap fast chargers are even worse.

-Dan