batteries

[Carolina]

Complete village idiot question here:

I've got a digi cam which we bought rechargable batteries for.

Now the question i need the answer to is

Do rechargable batteries have a shelf-life and if so how long is it usually? Because i've charged them up and they still keep dying.

[MrG]

you do realise that you are supposed to use a high amp charging battery charger if they are NiMh or similar?

[Wyetry]

Originally posted by Carolina


Do rechargable batteries have a shelf-life and if so how long is it usually? Because i've charged them up and they still keep dying.

Yes they do - its always best to wait untill they are fully flat and then charge them fully up.

Though they shoul last at least a couple of years before they start to die.

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[Kiezo]

What kind of batteries?

And don't say Duracell ;[

[MrG]

Originally posted by Kiezo
What kind of batteries?

And don't say Duracell ;[

http://users.durge.org/~gareth/long_lasting.jpg

ahh it suits the computer / net / tech thingy well :)

[Carolina]

Originally posted by MrG
you do realise that you are supposed to use a high amp charging battery charger if they are NiMh or similar?

Ah you mean the NiMh charger i bought for them about 3 years ago?

Kiezo - yeah they're duracell how did you guess?





On the serious side they're hahnel rechargeable ones. Although we're had them about 3 - 3 1/2 years old so i'd pretty much guessed that they were about dead.

[Kiezo]

Originally posted by Carolina

On the serious side they're hahnel rechargeable ones

I meant like, nickel-metal-hydride, lithium-ion or whatever :razz:

Aaanyway if you had them that long they're more than likely dead.

Stop being a cheap-skate and get your ass to the shops :razz:

[Carolina]

Originally posted by Kiezo
I meant like, nickel-metal-hydride, lithium-ion or whatever :razz:

Aaanyway if you had them that long they're more than likely dead.

Stop being a cheap-skate and get your ass to the shops :razz:

rofl :D That'll teach me to be a tetchy bitc* won't it.

*slapped down good and proper.

And yup you're dead right i'm going to stop being a tight arse, i've sent dad down the shops (it's his bloody business camera, i just use it) ;)

[edn1]

You want to buy Rechargable batteries that are Ni-mh and are 1700mAH or above, most camera will last a bit longer on that than usual recharables and obviously long than your average general battery.

These days it seems over 2000 and above is the norm.

[Carolina]

Cheers Richeh, these were NiMh but they were only 1600 .

[edn1]

Np. What you will, or migth find is that if you use batteries that are less than 1700mAH they will tend to go dead a lot quicker.

One customer who i served was trying to run a digi cam on batteries that were suitable for using a cd player, and thats it they were between 900mAH and 1100mAH ahd she had no idea about this.

I soon put that right :D

[Mist]

To run the digital camera you need the high powered rechargables, look for the big number down the side. yarr.

[Monserrat]

If the digicam came with a rechargeable battery (which mine did), then it will come with a purpose-built charger. It is also possible to charge the camera up thru the USB port.