On Sun, 19 Oct 2008 09:51:10 -0500, Don Foreman
wrote:

On Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:10:05 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote:


Some nits:

Smoke detectors draw very little current. A 9-volt battery lasts at
least a year.

Alkaline AA's have slightly more capacity than NiMH AA's in
low-current apps. NiMH works better in high current apps.

There is one NiMH that has much less self-discharge than others:
Sanyo Eneloop. They come charged, and retain 85% of capacity after 12
months (of disuse).
http://www.eneloopusa.com/eneloop.html


I figure the article was written pre eneloop, but its accurate enough
in general to be interesting enough to post here.

Gunner

Whenever a Liberal utters the term "Common Sense approach"....grab your
wallet, your ass, and your guns because the sombitch is about to do
something damned nasty to all three of them.