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Terry W. wrote:
I have recently purchased a new digital camera which uses re-chargeable
batteries. I have not used rechargeables for 10 years and have the
following questions:

The battery pack says charge for 16-20 hours. Will I damage them if
they stay on charge for, say, 3 days or more ?

That depends entirely on the charger - not battery. So you'd need to look
at the instructions for that. If it obviously switches off after charging
it should be ok.

Is it advisable/necessary to use/discharge the batteries totally before
recharging, or can I recharge them when they are half used. They used
to say that rechargeables developed a "memory" - is that still true?

It never was. It was a con to persuade you it was your fault batteries
didn't last.

I've seen advertised charges that will recharge ordinary
non-rechargeable batteries. Are these any good ?

No. And rechargeables cost so little more anyway.

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