|
Posted by Daniel Who Wants to Know on October 12, 2007, 10:05 pm
Please log in for more thread options
>
>>
>>
>> Anonymous wrote:
>>
>>> We use a fair amount of batteries, mostly aa and aaa, to power various
>>> gadgets. I would be willing to invest in nicad batteries if they really
>>> worked, but the last time I did that about 5 years ago, they did not
>>> hold a charge very well.
>>>
>>> Have things improved any? Does the kind of charger you use make any
>>> difference?
>>>
>>> Any recommendations?
>>
>> Nicads have been eclipsed by NiMH batteries.
>>
>> Both have suffered from loss of charge issues but recent NiMH technology
>> from
>> certain manufacturers has improved that. Sorry but I forget which brands
>> offhand.
>
> I primarily use Energizer, but have some Duracell AAA's as well. The
> odd thing is that the D cells have 2500mah, just like the AA's. They are
> no heavier, and have no more power...
>>
>> Graham
>>
>
>
That is because they are just the AAs in an adapter sleeve to make them fit
in the place of a D. They have them in a C size adapter also. When I first
saw these faux C and D size rechargeables at wal-mart I wanted to slap
sombody. You can buy the sleeves here
http://www.greenbatteries.com/battery-adapter.html (it is the first link I
clicked on from a google search)
| 
Yahoo! 
Google 
Windows Live 
del.icio.us 
digg 
Netscape 
XML Sitemap