[GeoStL] Re: Reghargable batteries
- From: "Jim Bensman" <jbensman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 22:47:43 -0600
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Don't forget to check to see if any of them are pocket caches!
Jim Bensman
"Nature Bats Last"
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> Ok, so i have a set of batteries in a vial, spares in my pocket, more in
> the packpack. When do I move the batteries from my pocket to someplace and
> now i have a pocket full of empty vials. This fear this will make my
> pants
> lumpy. How do you keep all the batteries in your pocket from rattling
> around? Does it matter which batteries go into vial #2? and should I
> color code the vials to match the different sets of batteries?
>
>
>
> At 07:49 AM 4/1/2004, Bernie wrote:
>
> >-
> > 2300 mah, that is even better. For those of you that don't know (I've
> > seen variations of the spelling) mah stand for milli amp hour.
> Translated
> > it means how much current (ma) the battery can deliver per (h) hour. At
> > any price, I would not even consider using throw away batteries. They
> > will pay for them selves in no time. As Myotis would say, they throw
> > aways are bad for the bats.
> >I have a system that works very well for me. I have 5 sets of
> >rechargeables. Each pair is numbered from 1 to 5. I keep each set in a
> >medicine vial. They are also numbered from one to five. I number them
> >so the batteries get rotated. When I'm in the woods, I keep one vial in
> >my pocket. When the ones in the GPS run down, I put them in my pocket and
> >take the ones in the vial out and put them into the GPS. NEVER put a used
> >pair into a vial. That way if a pair is in a vial, I know they are fully
> >charged. I recharge them 4 at a time. I know this is kind of lengthy, but
> >it might help some of the mentally challenged cachers that have such a
> >hard time with their batteries. Bernie
> >
> >Barry Bryant wrote:
> >
> >>Oops, my mistake they are not 2100.
> >>They are 2300 !
> >>Energizer brand.
> >>I just bought them a month or two ago from Wal-Mart.
> >>They were pricey for a 4 pack but the 8 pack was a lot cheaper per
> battery.
> >>I'm thinking they were around $18 for 8.
> >>
> >>Barramus
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Where did you get 2100 ma?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Jim Bensman
> >> "Nature Bats Last"
> >>
> >>
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