"Dave Platt" wrote in message
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There seems to be a real tradeoff. In general, the very-high-
capacity NiMH cells seem to have a more rapid rate of self-discharge;
they're good for "use immediately after charge" applications, but not
so good for "charge and store" standby uses.

That hasn't been my experience. My 2200mAh and 2700mAh MAHAs hold up very
well -- months, in fact. I've never made a study of the actual capacity, but
they /do not/ "fall flat" shortly after being put into use.