Fully charged Ni-MH's show a voltage of 1.4 with no load. Under load they're at 1.3. The threshold for Ni-MH's is 0.9 Volts. They usually crap out at 1 to 1.1 Volts, depending on the load. I'm no expert, but I've had experience with building battery packs for my PocketPC.
Jeff > This is interesting. I'd guess that these devices stop working when the > voltage level gets below some threshold, but the voltage level of a fully > charged AA NiMH battery should stay constant at 1.2v until it's almost fully > discharged. This differs from an alkaline, which steadily ramps down from > 1.5v (new) to 1.0v (dead). Are there any battery experts on the list that > could comment? > > t > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
