On 8 Jun 2006 00:47:27 -0700, wrote:

Regret I was recharging at "nearly dead". Then last week getting
desperate I jammed the trigger at On so it ran down utterly - that was
the last time it ran at all!
discharged

This _really_ kills the batteries as one more cells can get reverse
charged. Much better to recharge as soon as it starts to fade, this is
more convenient with 2 batts which can then be charged and used in
rotation.

cheers,
Pete.