Tony Calguire wrote:
When I got the digital camera,
I had to get the NIMH batterys and the charger.
then I said;
Why buy alkalines any more ?
and I switched my radios to NIMH batts too.

Now here's food for thought;
A pair of alkalines measure 3.1 v
A pair of NIMHs measure 2.4 v 2.6 v

Would the lower voltage affect the performance
of any of these "3 volt radios" ?



I've never had a problem using NiMHs. I think most solid-state
electronics can operate in a range of tolerable voltages; the only place
there'd be an issue is in something with an electric motor.

My experience with alkalines and the digital camera was that the camera
would announce "Low Battery" after about a half-hour's use, but the
batteries would still light up green on the battery tester. I think
most non-technical people would just take the batteries out of the
camera and throw them away without even considering if they had some
juice left in them. What a waste.

NiMHs last a lot longer in the camera, and they only take an hour to
charge. They're so much better than the old NiCads, too.
I used these batteries in my radio excellent ones last for ages.
http://www.dse.com.au/cgi-bin/dse.st...uct/View/S4056

cheap too and the performance its quite good.