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getting the most from AA cells
AJH wrote:
A happy new year all and a poser. My wife was given a camera which uses 2 AA cells. Because I doubt she will use it much I put 2 ordinary alkaline dry cells in it, it shows discharged after about 40 frames stored. Now these cells still show 1.45V so I am wondering what piece of equipment would make use of the remaining charge. I am thinking probably a LED torch of some sort? I could buy some NiMH cells for it, Nicads are expressly warned against, but my experience of NiMH is they are great for regular use then fail quickly but have a high self discharge if left for long periods. AJH Usage sounds about right based on mine - digicams drink battery. As far as re-use - remotes, clocks, in fact most things except digicams as long as you're not hugely concerned about lifetime. I've run my minidisc player for well over a weeks worth of commuting - around 20 hours use - on a single AA that the digicam claimed to be dead. New batteries give me around 40-50 hours use. |
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