battery update

After much research and several really good suggestions (and pointers) from some of you, I've finally purchased a rechargeable battery system for my little digital point and shoot.

I ended up going with a Maha NiMh system that I expect will work well. The kit I purchased came with a 4 battery Maha MH-C401FS Intelligent Charger and 8 2200mAh AA Powerex rechargeable batteries.

The charger has 4 independent circuits (so you can charge 1 to 4 batteries independently of eachother), performs a 100 minute fast charge or a 5 hour standard charge, and utilizes what Maha calls a "next generation FLEX negative pulse algorithm which significantly enhances battery life." They claim 1000 charge liftetime on the batteries, a fuller charge, and no "conditioning" cycles.

I haven't even got the batteries cycled up to their full capacity yet (the manuals all say at least 4 or 5 cycles) so I'll report back with more of my experience when I've got them operating at full capacity.

Thanks again to those of you who gave suggestions and pointers. It was a big help and I've no doubt that I'm going to be highly satisfied with this system.

Posted by asa at April 26, 2004 08:15 PM