> 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.
>
You must have a bad cell in your set of Energizers. I've been
using a set of 2500's very happily now... a few hundred shots from them a
month after charging them. I've got a LaCrosse BC-900 charger so I can
cycle them and see how much they *actually* provide. Highly recommended.
One set of 4 batteries I bought had 3 good, and 1 that would only get up
to about 1/2 the capacity of others... even after a number of
charge/discharge cycles to bring them up. Must be bad quality control on
that one.
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss, Ph.D., PPSEL-IA *
* Electrical Engineering *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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