"John Rumm" wrote in message
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Mary Fisher wrote:

We've been using ours for about five years.
LEDs ARE small ...

I take it you keep them turned off or in the dark for a fair amount of the
time though?

We turn them off when we're not using them - of course. Shouldn't ALL
electrical equipment be turned off when not being used? It makes all kinds
of sense - even for little old me.

Most NiCds won't survive 1800+ crude charge/discharge cycles - even decent
cells on a smart charger will have a job.

? They work from small built-in solar panels!

Mary