On 27 Mar 2005 09:30:00 -0800, "wavetrapper"
wrote:

The NiMH rechargeables I have been using were getting weaker and weaker
- so I bought a several new ones.


My question is: in the long run, am I better off to -

(A) "rotate" the new batteries (say, use a different pair each week) or


(B) just keep recharging the same pair until they ultimately fail and
then replace it with another pair. If this is the way to go, am I okay
just having the new "out of service" batteries just sitting on the
shelf for quite a while.

or is the answer (C) - six of one, half dozen of the other!


thanks

Store unused NiMh cells fully discharged but with no load i.e.open
circuited, , in a cool dry place. They will keep indefinately
but may require several full charge-discharge cycles to bring back
to full capacity. A once a year charge-discharge prevents
leakage.