My 15-minute Ray-O-Vacs start out in the high nineties, but quickly drop to the seventies, where they seem to remain for a long period of time, from where they slip into the sixties for more or less the same length of time. From there, it's a pretty fast decline. -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Hill Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 11:27 AM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Re: rechargeable batteries My rechargables never show 75% even when full, upper 60's is all I've ever seen. On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 11:20:31 -0400, you wrote: >No, just ensure that your rechargeable batteries are at a high charge >level. Given that the readings aren't calibrated for rechargeables and >preferring to err on the side of caution, I would never begin an install >if the battery level was below 75%. > >-----Original Message----- >From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Dory >Sent: Friday, August 12, 2005 11:16 AM >To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [bookport] rechargeable batteries > >I notice a lot of folks are apparently using rechargeable batteries. I >read >in the manual that when updating firmware, one is to never use >rechargeable >batteries. Is this still the case? > > > >Dory >doryfish@xxxxxxxxxxx > > >