Thanks for that info Herb. My charger was the one that came with the batteries, and while it tops up 4 2500mah in 2 hours, it doesn't have an individual LED per cell. Sounds like it would have been useful though. I've been playing with my ist D a bit since yesterday, and am amazed the batteries haven't gone flat yet. My experience with Energizer e2's (which last forever in my 5n) wasn't so pleasant.. 8 new batteries in, and within half a day 5 had a charge of around 1.2-1.4, 2 had a charge around 0.7, and one was practically flat, and it did cause hiccups with my ist D like making it hang while doing a long RAW exposure. I'll probably have to observe how my Inca's fare, and will let you know when it's more concrete.
Cheers, Ryan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Herb Chong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2004 9:13 AM Subject: Re: Nimh batteries > brands vary a lot. high capacity ones have a very high self discharge rate > and need to be topped off as close to actual use time as practical. that > means unless you charge up the night before, or even closer to when you need > them, you have quite a bit less capacity than stated. i also strongly > recommend a charger that monitors each cell as it charges. it will have one > status LED for each cell. you'll get more useful capacity and longer useful > life this way. > > Herb... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ryan Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PDML" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 7:51 AM > Subject: Nimh batteries > > > > So today I acquired 4 sets of 4 2500mah NiMh AA batteries and a charger. > > Branded Inca, bought from Harvey Norman. I've just chucked them in and I > > don't feel so nervous about battery drain when fiddling with the camera > > anymore. > > > > I probably would have preferred to get Energizers, but the best of those > > were just 2300mah.. Anyone else have experience with Inca's? > > >
