OT-Battery question (NiMH)
 

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

My experience is that rechargables can recycle max of 100 times.. =
2yrs or so..
you can be completely compulsive, labelling purchase date on each
battery, marking down discharge time on a spread sheet for each cell
etc..
- or else
price 100 AA's at a huge discount store, vs 6 rechargeables & all the
recharging equipment..

- Then add in the " Hassle Factor"

and there's your answer...

"Dan" wrote in news:1111947486.646595.179350
@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com:


My experience is that rechargables can recycle max of 100 times.. =
2yrs or so..
you can be completely compulsive, labelling purchase date on each
battery, marking down discharge time on a spread sheet for each cell
etc..
- or else
price 100 AA's at a huge discount store, vs 6 rechargeables & all the
recharging equipment..

- Then add in the " Hassle Factor"

and there's your answer...



But...but...the landfills!

Seriously now, I would think that tossing out 100 AA's would be more hassle
than having two sets that you rotate through.

On Sun, 27 Mar 2005 10:18:06 -0800, Dan wrote:


My experience is that rechargables can recycle max of 100 times.. = 2yrs
or so..


NiMhs can be charged FAR more many times than that!
Try hundreds and hundreds of times.


you can be completely compulsive, labelling purchase date on each battery,
marking down discharge time on a spread sheet for each cell etc..
- or else


No need to do that at all.


price 100 AA's at a huge discount store, vs 6 rechargeables & all the
recharging equipment..


NiMhs will save A TON of money for the user.


- Then add in the " Hassle Factor"


They are NO hassle at all. Well worth the investment.

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.