On Tue, Dec 25, 2007 at 10:04:42PM -0500, Mat Maessen wrote: > On 12/25/07, Scott Loveless <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Who's using rechargeable AA or AAA batteries, and which batteries are > > you using? Which chargers? > > I was running some of the Energizer NiMH batteries in my DS2, with a > small wall charger that came with them. I got sick of them > self-discharging when the camera sat around, so I use the Energizer > Lithium AA's now.
I find the Energizer rechargeables to be terrible at holding a charge. (I've tried some Duracells, too, but they appear to be even worse). They're so bad that I too switched to using Energizer Lithiums, but that brings its own set of problems. In my *ist D the initial drain when I first switch the camera on after three days of non-use is so high that the battery voltage drops, causing the *ist D to register 'half power'. I also get that indication (and, in some cases, the 'low battery' indicator) quite often during shooting sessions. I rarely had those kind of problems when I was using my old Ray-O-Vac rechargeables (although in those days I had the battery grip mounted, with batteries in it and in the camera), so when about ten days ago I saw 2500mAh Ray-O-Vacs in the local hardware store I picked up a set to try them out. So far they have been problem free, so I may well pick up another pack or two and switch back to rechargeables. For a charger I use the Maha MH-C401. The important thing is to get a charger with individual charging circuits - the cheap ones that come with the batteries often only charge cells in pairs. I also always use the slow charge - it's better for the battery. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
