-=> Jasen Betts said to Wayne Chirnside
 -=> about "STILL AROUND" on 09-12-04  12:38.....

 JB> Many manufacturers claim a life of 1000 charge-discharge cycles. For a
 JB> flashlight that's only recharged once a week that's a life of 20 years
 JB> for tradesman's tool that's recharged daily it's about three years.
 JB> if you're using them to power a remote control and only recharging
 JB> every 2 months they's live longer than you. (and most likely outlast
 JB> the appliance too)

Unless of course the memory effect kicks in and they just lose
capacity...

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