Re: battery question - nimh vs hybrid nimh

"spoon2001" <invalid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Isthi.9553$c06.2374@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I took some standard nimhs (Lenmar Nomem 200mah) out of my charger, my brother put them in his camera, and the camera immediately reported the batteries were too low to run the camera.

Then I gave my brother my hybrid nimhs (Uniross Hybrio) from my cordless mouse - he took 152 pictures on them with flash, and the camera still reported the battery fully charged.

I took back the hybrid nimh batteries and tested them to see their charge level - they had less charge than the batteries that the camera rejected immediately! What is the explanation for this?

It depends a lot on how you are doing the testing and what voltage the camera cut-off is set for. My own camera has to be set for battery type but it's old enough not to have Hybrio as a choice. The measurement is carried out, I believe, by measuring the voltage under a load. The trouble with many testers is that the meter shows Good...watch it...bad or something like that not voltage but, unless you know the battery characteristics, it's what most people want.

The same sort of thing happens for equipment like cordless mice (mouses if you will :-) My own Logitech mouse does not give much time to start recharging before it dies completely. Fortunately, the undocumented level can be changed.



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Jim Silverton
Potomac, Maryland



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Jim Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

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