On Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:04:58 -0500 Doug Franklin <[email protected]> wrote:
> Subash wrote: > > > i have been using eneloops, first on the *ist DS and then on the > > garmin vista hcx, for more than three years now and wouldn't think > > of using anything else. > > Subash, approximately how much continuous usage do you get out of a > charge on the Garmin Vista HCx? I've been using regular AA Lithiums > in mine. The manual claims something like 20 hours on regular > alkaline AAs, but I haven't ever used regular alkaline AAs in mine. > I get about 50 hours continuous from a pair of Lithium AAs. Doug, during my motorcycle ride in the himalayas last year, a set of eneloops would last me something like two days of continuous riding. that would be about 24+ hours on a single charge. take a couple of hours off because i would normally switch it off during lunch/water breaks etc... and this was in high/colder altitudes (15,000 ft average altitude). i would guess it would last longer in the plains.... eneloops are easier for me because, a: lithium AAs are hard to get in india; b: i can charge the eneloops through 12v DC socket that's connected to the motorcycle battery.... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
