I have a couple of posts on my personal blog that I thought should be reproduced here:
Thanks,
A.
Mar
02
2010
02
2010
Cross-Posts on Batteries, Chargers and Light Sources
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I have a couple of posts on my personal blog that I thought should be reproduced here:
Thanks,
A.
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I have used the Energizer and Sanyo NIHM batt. The Energizers are either 2200 or 2500 NIHM. If use fresh ie. right out of the charger they last longer, but since this is often not the case and the batteries sit for a while, they suck as in the discharge rate is quick. The Sanyo ENLOOP is also a NIHM 2100 or 2200, they stay charged forever, the discharge rate is extremely slow. I bought them at Costco but from Sanyo website there is a distributor in Orleans. I use my 15 minute Energizer charger with them, this charger comes with 120v or 12v adaptors thus while on my way to an outing i can charge 4 batteries. Also cool is that Sanyo has adaptors sleeve where a AA size battery is inserted into a C or D cell sleeve. I use for headlamp a Petzl DuoBelt Led 14. The batery pack is not on the headband but in a waterproof care that I clip to either a belt, in a pocket or pack and provided me with 30 hours of light. With the SAnyo sleeves all my batteries are AA so I have sufficient backup and should light become issue i can take batteries out of the GPS or viceversa.
Nic