Re: Batteries Always Ready?

"Joel" <Joel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Ken Hart" <kwhart1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> "Joel" <Joel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>  snip
>> >
>> > Can you share your personal experience with the type of rechargeable
>> > bettery that the saving don't justify you.  Most of us (at least I
do)
>> > find
>> > that rechargeable battery is one of the best ways to save money, and
I
>> > know
>> > I can't afford the non-rechargeable betteries.
>>
>> My strobes draw a fair amount of current in a fairly short time (5-10
>> seconds). The rechargeables can't seem to keep up. If they succeed in
>> sourcing the current, they heat up and lose their charge more rapidly. 
>> The
>> rechargeables that have worked for me give perhaps a third of the use
per
>> charge of an aklaline, so I have to carry three times as many
batteries. 
>> If
>> they don't succeed in supplying the current, they tend to swell,
damaging
>> the battery compartment.
>>
>> By buying batteries in bulk (144 at a time, bulk packaging), and
keeping
>> them in cold storage with the film, I always have fresh batteries. I 
>> don't
>> have to be concerned whether the battery is fully charged or not.
>
> Strobes?  sorry I don't have any experience with the combination of
> Strobes & Battery to share or compare, my strobes use 110V AC.  I was
> thinking you meant something like AA NiMH batteries.
>
> Sorry for the confusion and thanks for clearing it up.

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