>I'm afraid I can't agree. A chemical battery has a shelf life--the time >its internal connections and chemistry are present and working properly. >Trickle charging has almost nothing to do with that. When internal
Just a point of reference, I have been selling batteries I bought a couple years ago, and I measure each one with a digital meter before packing. At the first most measured exactly 4.5v, some 4.51v, and a few 4.49v, now most measure 4.49v, with a small number of 4.48v. I don't ship anything less than 4.49v, but plan to keep them set aside to see just how long they last and to use as I need batteries myself from time to time. As for recharging alkalines, I bought a Buddy L alkaline recharger a few years ago when somebody made a chip that can track the voltage and sort of recharge a alkaline battery safely, but after using it a couple years found I had a LOT greater amount of leaky batteries, and very little recharging occuring. OTOH clearly the best recharge results were in keeping a battery "close" to fully charged. -- StarMax is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> StarMax list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/starmax.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/starmax%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
