On Apr 17, 8:47*am, Dave wrote:
junius wrote:
Hello Group,
I'm rather tired of burning through alkalines on my portable sets (not
to say that the 7600G & GR aren't easy on batteries) and I'm
interested in switching to rechargeables. I would appreciate any
recommendations. Not surprisingly my concerns are longevity and
reliability. Are NiMHs the way to go? I'm using NiMHs in an AOR
8200MkIII since they were supplied with the unit. Usage time between
recharging is not as impressive as I would have hoped for. But then
I've been spoiled by the Li-ion battery in the R20. Any
recommendations are most welcome.

My 8200 came with 1800 mAh batts; *not very high capacity. *I use an
external charger (the 8200 charger is not designed for NiMHs) and
Duracell or Energizer green NiMHs. *These are in the 2400 mAh range,
give or take. *I use the batteries in all my uncorded electronics,
except the remote controls.

Yeah, my '8200 also came with a set of four 1800 mAh NiMHs. According
to the manual, they require a 12 hour charge, if charged in the '8200
itself. That's a dreadfully long wait.