On Nov 24, 10:06*am, robgraham wrote:
On 24 Nov, 02:24, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:

The Medway Handyman wrote:
Do NiMh batteries self discharge if left unused for a period of time, or is
this just a myth?

yes. Bloody quickly too. It gets worse with age..

Doesn't everything !

I think 1% charge loss per day is normal for an NiMh; personally I've
switched to eneloops which do seem to retain charge as advertised.