If the NiCad battery faq and other info is correct then something must
explain your longer use after discharge. How are you charging them?
Home-style charger? In series or one cell at a time ? Are the cells
"matched" in any way (i.e. same brand, age, usage? )For example, I
could see a weaker cell not being charged while a stronger cell topped
off and "tricked" the charger in to a shutoff. Hmmm. I'm not doubting
what you see - NiCads _are_ odd - but I'd like to explain it! Having
to discharge each time is a pain and shortens the life of the cells
too!
> I have been using Ni-Cd's on my OG since I got it in November, it still
> works fire. Can't really tell any performance difference between Lithium
> cells and Ni-Cd's. > Jan-Skiman :-)
>
> Jan
> All I can say is remarkable. You must be a very frugal user of the
> OmniGo. When I tried Ni-Cads I only got 1 day's use out of them. Lithium
> last me one to two weeks. Ordinary alkalines 5-7 days.
> Wes Jan
Are you two gents referring to the same capacity NiCads. The run-of-the-mill
AA ones are 450mA-Hrs and the highest capacity ones are ~900mA-Hrs. I think
the Radio-Shack Hi-capacity oes are ~800 mA-Hrs.
Regards,
cc