[GeoStL] Re: Reghargable batteries
- From: "TKLNHL" <sydstyr@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 23:01:50 -0600
-
And still I keep thinking of that joke that starts with ..
and ends with .....
but that would be inappropriate here now...
Tom
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Bensman" <jbensman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 10:47 PM
Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Reghargable batteries
> -
> Don't forget to check to see if any of them are pocket caches!
>
> Jim Bensman
> "Nature Bats Last"
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: geocaching-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:geocaching-
> > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Glenn
> > Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 8:34 PM
> > To: geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Reghargable batteries
> >
> > -
> > 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"
> > >>
>
****************************************************************************
Our WebPage! Http://WWW.GeoStL.com
Mail List Info. //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=geocaching
Mail List FAQ's: //www.freelists.org/help/questions.html
****************************************************************************
To unsubscribe from this list:
send an email to geocaching-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the
Subject field
Other related posts:
