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Old September 8th 04, 01:18 AM
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Default 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....

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