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> On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 20:15:30 +0200, SleeperMan
> <SleeperMan@too.sleepy> wrote:
>> TCS typed:
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>>> On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 23:05:41 +0200, RafPati <patrice3@poczta.fm>
>>> wrote:
>>>> My battery from S50 work about 40-50 photo outside (without using
>>>> the lamp). I try to find long live akku on market but everyone have
>>>> only ca. 550 mAh. Maybe my battery is damged. What do you think?
>>>> You know something about stronger battery?
>>>
>>>
>>> akku? is that some new spelling for alkaline?
>>>
>>> Don't use alkaline batteries in a digital camera; they have too
>>> much internal resistance. Go w/ nicads or nimh rechargeable
>>> batteries.
>
>> Akku is Europe's expression for Rechargables...(accumulator, or
>> akkumulator , in German)
>
>> But to answer the question - did you look for NiCd or NiMH? Forget
>> NiCd - they have half the capacity of NiMH. And which size do you
>> have? Normal AA size NiMH akkus have capacity of 2300 mAh now. If
>> you have smaller AAA, then it's less, but i think it's still over
>> 1000 mAh.
>> Which type of battery do you use now anyway?
>
> I use NIMH, but nicads are also useable if you understand the reduced
> capacity.
>
> Rechargeable alkalines, on the other hand, are worthless. They have
> even less capacity than disposable alkalines.
Sure, but since NiCd are not much cheaper, it's hardly worthed unless you
already have them or get them real cheap. I never tested alkaline
rechargables, but i did read about their low capacity and low number of
rechagre cycles.