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Old 01-02-2012, 08:42 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by glatt View Post
The most important thing IMHO is the shelf life of the batteries. If they sit on the shelf for a month and a half before you need them, you want them to still have a full charge. Nothing worse than having it die. After ten seconds of use.

I wish I could tell you what batteries you need.

yeah, ambient drain is a feature of NiMh, it seems to be a trade off for the memory problems that plagued NiCads. A NiCad didn't lose its charge on the shelf but would "remember" that it got recharged after only using 30% of its life and so would shorten its useful life to match.

NiMh will keep its full life regardless of the charging program.
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