On 2006-10-14 13:54:50 -0400, "John Plimmer" said:

I recently got a Redsun RP2100, the users view of which I previously
posted on this group.
It has the facility to use rechargeable batteries, something of which I
know nothing about.
It will charge these batteries for twelve hours.
I want to use "D" cells but don't know which rechargeables to buy.
My local store can order me NiCad's or NiMH - I don't know anything about that.
What's the difference?


Get NiMhs and a good charger. See http://www.thomasdistributing.com/
for both, excellent fast shipping.

The higher the Mah number the long they will last. Higher is better.
NiMhs can be recharged HUNDREDS of times, I've been using them ffor
years, I use them in everything except smoke/C02 alarms and clocks. I
use them in my Panasonic RF-B65 SW receiver.