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John Rumm wrote:

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?

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


I've got one still one working after 4 years. maybe it's going to pack
up this year

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