Re: Battery question.

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> "Borgholio" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> | Porpoise wrote:
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> | > "Borgholio" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> | >> Porpoise wrote:
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> | >>>
> | >>>
> | >>>
> | >>> You mean 12 Ah (1000 * 1/1000ths = 1)    ;-)
> | >>
> | >>
> | >> Well yeah, but they're rated in mAH so that's the figure I use.  :-P
> | >> I still think that's impressive for a rechargeable NiMH...I'm kinda
> | >> pissed that I didn't discover them sooner.  I have several 2400mAH
> | >> batteries in my stockpile.  :-/
> | >
> | >
> | > Yeah, I know what you mean..... pesky digital cameras (battery 
> eaters).
> |
> | Well the AA NiMH batteries are 2 - 3x better than alkaline...so I'm 
> happy
> | there.  It's the D-cells that bug me.  I don't understand why Energizer,
> | Raovac, and other battery companies don't make D-cells with the max
> capacity
> | possible.
>
> Because they sell more using the lower capacity business model.
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Additionally, the capacity is related to the  drain required by the 
application - LED flashlights vs. motorized toys.

You do not require a high capacity battery for something that has low drain 
LEDs or similar load. And anyway the higher the capacity the more it is 
going to cost.

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