On Apr 16, 6:48*pm, RHF wrote:
On Apr 16, 1:42*pm, Joe Analssandrini
wrote:





Dear Junius,

As you may know, I own several Sony ICF-SW7600GR receivers. I power
all of them with NiMH rechargeable batteries. The ones I use are
Eveready and they have 2500 mAH rating. You can buy them at any Home
Depot or Lowe's as well as many supermarkets. To recharge them, I use
the now-discontinued C. Crane QuickCharger; I understand that some
superb battery chargers are being made by the Maha company.

In my '7600s, these batteries last a VERY long time and then, why I
just recharge them. It takes only an hour or two (for a complete
reconditioning). (I also have a Ray-O-Vac "Fast Charger" which can
recharge a set of four in just a half-hour or, usually, even less. But
this fast charging heats up the batteries and, I am sure, shortens
their life somewhat. I only use this charger "in an emergency.")

These batteries are not the newer type which hold their charge for a
year or more; I have never tried that kind. But I find these Evereadys
are just fine.

One nice thing about the ICF-SW7600GR is that, when you remove the
batteries, even for a very long time, any memories you have programmed
into the radio will remain there. When you reinstall the batteries,
the only thing you have to reprogram is the clock. Even the alarm
times (if you've set them) remain in memory without battery power.

By the way, these Eveready batteries cost about $10.00 for a pack of
four.

Best,

Joe

On Apr 16, 11:24 am, 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
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FWIW - I like the Over-Night NiMH AA Battery Chargers
Buy Two Sets of Batteries and have one being 'charged'
while the other is in the "Device" :
* Keyboard & Mouse
* Digital Cameras
* Radios

Here is a 'sample' of some of the NiMH Batteries and
Chargers that are out-there :

Eveready Energizer 2500 mAh Rechargeable Batteries
"AA" NiMH Rechargeable Batterieshttp://www.thomas-distributing.com/energizer-aa-nimh-rechargeable-bat...

Energizer NiMh 15 Minute Smart Charger for 1~4 AAhttp://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ180233489378http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-15-Minute-Charger-NiMh-Batteries/dp/B...

Energizer Charger for Rechargeable NiMH Battery
Plus 8 AA Batteries and 4 AAA Batterieshttp://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ370041278654

Energizer E2 Charger for NiMH Rechargeable Batteries
comes with 4 AA Batterieshttp://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ260229205088http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ320240556246

~ RHF
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-IF- 9 Volt DC is your thing {use} try these two together :

Titanium Smart World Wide Use 9V
Rechargeable Battery Charger (TPEC-TTP9V)
http://www.batteryjunction.com/tpec-ttp9v.html

Pair of Titanium 9V (9.6V) 260 mAh NIMH
Rechargeable Battery(s) (TPEH-T9.6V260)
http://batteryjunction.com/tpeh-t9-6v260.html
* Instead of 8.4 Volts they have an 'extra' cell
and put-out 9.6 Volts DC
* Plus they are Rated at 260 mAh's

FWIW - These really work great in several of my 9 VDC
applications : Giving Full Power and Lasting Extra Long.
Usually Much Better than the Standard 9 Volt Alkaline
Batteries did for me.
http://data.energizer.com/PDFs/522.pdf

-Or- 9 Volt HiTech 1200 mAh Lithium Battery
http://www.onlybatteries.com/showitem.asp?ItemID=14416
Lower 8.4 Volts to start with but 1200 mAhs

ABOUT - Testing 9 Volt Alkaline Batteries
http://www.powerstream.com/9V-Alkaline-tests.htm

on a scale of 1~10 . . . it's a 9 ! ) ~ RHF