At 12:09 PM 11/12/2000 -0600, Chip Stratton wrote:
>NiCads have been said to lose about 10f their existing charge per day,
>so you can figure if they've been sitting around for two months after a full
>charge, they are probably down near half their potential capacity. NiMH is
>supposed to have a slightly higher self-discharge rate.
>
>There are now available NiMH AA cells that advertise a solid 1600 mAh
>capacity - the technology seems to be improving incrementally at a fairly
>steady rate.
Yeah, Fujifilm and Sanyo are typical examples. I have six AA NiMH's (two Fujis
and four Sanyos) which I use in a digital camera (*not* an Olympus, but for a
very specific reason). Using ordinary alkaline or even Nicads are a very short
term solution for this camera -- they have the capacity, but not the ability to
sustain the high drain rate required by the device.
Garth
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|