"Dave Platt" wrote in message
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But why would you expect _any_ rechargeable battery (regardless
of chemistry) to keep its charge for several months?

, and [2] because that's what the manufacturers are able to make
them do, and advertise them to do?

I was talking in general terms. Until the Eneloop, I've never heard _any_
manufacturer claim their rechargeable cells would hold a charge for a "long"
perioud of time.