On Jun 17, 6:32*am, N8N wrote:
anyone recommend a reliable brand of rechargeable batteries, and where
can I buy them? *i ordered some high-capacity NiMH C cells online a
while back and last night when the power hadn't been restored by the
time the sun went down I tried them in my flashlight; dead as a
doornail. *These had been charged by me after receiving them and then
rotated through the charger again; all of my rechargeables have been
in the charger within at least the last month. *I feel so wasteful
using alkalines but I keep having bad experiences with every
rechargeable I try.

nate

Some thoughts:
The NiMH batteries may lose up to 1% of their charge every day.
Don't keep charged batteries in flashlight - I use in a camera and
they lose charge in the camera.
Get a good led flashlight - batteries last far longer.