On 18 Oct 2005 at 13:14, Powell Hargrave wrote: > True. But on the other hand after getting my La Crosse charger I tested and > reconditioned my older batteries. This including 2 1/2 semi retired sets of > six > year old Radio Shack 1200mah batteries. After reconditioning one set was up > to > minimum 1050mha and another to 950mha. The cells increased capacity with > reconditioning by 30% to 50%. These antiques are kept in the fridge and are > useful for non critical functions. A couple of two year old sets also > increased > in capacity by 10-20% when reconditioned. Newer sets did not improve. > > So it seems fully discharging / reconditioning occasionally, will help > older NiMH cells.
True, but I'll add that after receiving my La Crosse charger and purchasing several sets of new 2500mAh Sanyo Ni-MH cells and running the conditioning cycle on this charger I have never experienced better battery life. I'm consistently achieving over 1000 shots per charge (RAW). I always run the batteries flat in the camera then set them in the charger on the discharge/recharge cycle (500mA/1000mA). Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
