Re: Battery question.

eddie wrote:
> Borgholio wrote:
> 
>> I've been using my Ansmann Energy 8 charger for awhile and it's 
>> working great.  I'm stocking up on new rechargable batteries for 
>> emergencies, but I have a question.  I know that battery capacity is 
>> increasing constantly.  AA NiMH batteries have upwards of 2500mah 
>> capacity...maybe more.  When I look at a D-cell NiMH, it has almost 
>> the same capacity as a AA does.  What's the point of a bigger battery 
>> if it has the same capacity?  Shouldn't a D-cell have about 4x more 
>> juice in it?
> 
> I had some "C" cells a while ago that were NiCd with the same problem - 
> it turns out that the "C" cell simply contained a single NiCd cell in a 
> larger container. Yes, it "replaced" a "C" cell, but I thought it was 
> false advertising or worse. You may have a similar situation.

The answer I got from Energizer is that the public isn't very interested in 
C and D cell batteries...they mainly want AA and AAA.  Thus, most of the R&D 
is going into AA and AAA.  I'll call Raovac and see if they give me the same 
answer.