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echo: rberrypi
to: AXEL BERGER
from: MARTIN GREGORIE
date: 2017-08-15 15:30:00
subject: Re: COTS Battery Backup

On Tue, 15 Aug 2017 17:14:20 +0200, Axel Berger wrote:

> Those times are over. Eneloop's discharge is so low, they can be sold
> "ready to use" with a decent shelf life, something no NiCd ever managed.
> According to specs they should do just as well with a continuous trickle
> charge. Whether it's true, who knows?
>
Yep, Eneloops are excellent. They're about the only rechargeable that my
Pentax K-100 DSLR doesn't destroy in under 5 charges. Too bad there
aren't any really small versions, ideally the same size as the Sanyo
50mAh NiCds, 10mm diam x 15mm long. I could use a bunch of those....


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