[GeoStL] Reghargable batteries RE: Re: Question about 2 Way Radios
- From: "Jim Bensman" <jbensman1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 31 Mar 2004 19:00:33 -0600
You can buy a 4 pack of Nickel Hydride batteries for less than $10. A
charger costs about $15. You can recharge the batteries at least 1000 times
and they have no memory issues like Nickel Cadmium Batteries. They last
just as long the 1000th time as they do the first time.
1000 packs at $1 is $1,000 verses $25 for the rechargeable batteries. It
does not take long to save lots of money. You could buy 2 Garmin 60CS's for
that!
In earlier days, the Nickel Hydride batteries had much less capacity (1200
ma vs. Enigerizer's 1850 ma) and they were a royal pain to recharge. You
would have to leave them in the charger for about 18 hours.
Now you can get chargers that recharge them in about an hour. I use the
Rayvac 1 hour charger. It will recharge AA AAA or 9 volt. (It will charge
Nickel Hydride or Nickel Cadmium.) All you do is stick them in and the led
stays green until they charge and when they are completely discharged, it
only takes an hour to charge them. It comes with 2 adapters. One plugs
into an electrical outlet and the other plugs into a cigarette lighter.
Rechargeable batteries technology has come a long way in the last few years.
I just keep the charger on my desk and whenever I get home after using a
batteries item, I recharge all the batteries. I got so much stuff that runs
on batteries I have at least 30 of those batteries and I several extra sets.
I also keep extra batters in my pack.
Jim Bensman
"Nature Bats Last"
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Subject: [GeoStL] Re: Question about 2 Way Radios
... and Aldi's sells 4 packs of Kodak AA and AAA for $1.00. Milk, bread,
cottage cheese, applesauce and batteries -- the Aldi's "must haves."
For what we do -- the once a month or so powercache trip or running around
in the woods on a weekend -- these are perfect. Plus, they are at the
check-out (very near the $2.99/half-dozen roses) easily tossed on the belt,
paid for and then left in the geocache stash in the trunk of the car. Done.
We're way to disorganized to have to plan ahead -- that would involve
1) FINDING the charger -- which we have -- somewhere
2) Finding the batteries -- or, oh wait thsoe weren't the ones *I* pitched
were they... hmmmmmmmmmm
3) putting the batteries into the charger and.. here's where it gets
technical -- either turning the charger On or plugging it in....
The whole rechargable battery thing is GREAT in theory. It's the
application and follow-thorugh that, for us, becomes a bit hairy. I rate
rechargebale batteries right up there with media card raders .. for that to
work properly, you must remove the media card from the reader and place it
back into the digital camera BEFORE going out. Both of these situations
require grown-up organization and planning skills, which this family have
yet to develop. I'm still hoping I might find these in a geocache.
Nancy
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