Rechargable Batteries

Harry Flaxman wrote:
wrote:
Ron Hunter wrote:
Is this a long-term experience, or are they new batteries? Older types
of NIMH batteries needed a few charge/discharge cycles to reach their
full potential. Or it may be that your camera has a rather high cutoff
voltage. Most cameras consider the batteries dead at 1.1 volt. Even a
tiny variation on this value will cause markedly lower picture counts as
they batteries start at a nominal 1.25 volts when fully charged.
If this is the case, you may see much better operation from the lithium
disposables.

Not at all in my experience. Lithium disposables that I used were
very problematic in cold weather - but NiMH rechargeables never had
that problem.

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Same here, in cold weather, the nimh batteries are great! It's the
camera that gives me problems, motor slows down, lenses get frosted. You
amost need a heater for your camera bag.

I've been chargning an old Nikon nimh battery all day today with no
luck. It hasn't received much use up to 5 years ago. Then, I just put
it away with the camera, out of the camera, and let it be. There
should'nt be problems. nIMH batteries are great that way. They seem to
last forever, and the prices are coming way down. I just paid 6.95 for
batteries for my Rebel XT on ebay. Bought two of them so I'm all set.
Now, all I need is a charger for the car that won't blow the car fuse. I
have an ipod transmitter that blew the fuse right away. It was a 20 amp
fuse and it blew. Can't understand that one. It takes rechargeable
batteries, but why buy batteries when you have dc car power for the
ipod. I mean, it's great on long trips. Better than satellite radio.

Oh well. Replace the car fuse and see what happens. Sometimes some of
these gizmos reverse polarity.

Harry
Canon 350D Rebel XT

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A NIMH battery that is 5 years old, and hasn't been used much is
probably due for replacement. Much has happened in the battery industry
in 5 years. If you do replace the battery, get the new Eneloop type
which don't lose their charge as quickly as the older types.

"Harry Flaxman" wrote in message
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wrote:
nIMH batteries are great that way. They seem to last forever, and the
prices are coming way down. I just paid 6.95 for batteries for my Rebel
XT on ebay. Harry
Canon 350D Rebel XT

Best Holidays!

Harry,
nIMH batteries ... Rebel XT?
Aren't NiMH only in the AA and AAA format?
My Rebel XT uses proprietary format... please explain. Thanks,
Marcel