Re: Battery question.
Borgholio <[email protected]>
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anon wrote: > "Frog Prince" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected]... > >>"Borgholio" <[email protected]> wrote in message >>news:[email protected]... >>| Porpoise wrote: >>| > >>| > "Borgholio" <[email protected]> wrote in message >>| > news:[email protected]... >>| > >>| >> Porpoise wrote: >>| >> >>| >>> >>| >>> >>| >>> >>| >>> 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. >> >> > > > *** > 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. > Good point. I don't mind paying for the higher capacity...I mean imagine how long six 12,000mAH batteries will last in my Coleman camping lantern. :)