P3D Re: Barbie Digital Camera

[michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx (Michael Kersenbrock)]

> It, too is a battery hog.  So here's a tip.  Radio Shack now sells
> nickel metal-hydride (NiMH) rechargeable batteries (in addition to the
> standard nickel-cadmium, NiCd).  They aren't cheap, and you will need a
> special charger for them.  A pair will run you around $9.  However, they
> are rated at 1200 mAh, which is more than high-output alkalines which
> might reach 1000-1100 mAh, and so will both last longer than alkalines,
> and of course being rechargeable will eventually save you money.  I
> invested in two sets so I could always have replacements handy.  For an
> investment of about $70, including a charger that will handle four of
> them at a time as well as charge ordinary NiCds, you will never have to
> buy batteries for that digital camera again.

Another alternative is to buy high capacity NiCd batteries on the
web from battery-pack makers.  There's one in Ohio (I think) I bought
some from that are 1300 maH and were about $3 each (or a bit less). 
Because they were made for battery packs, they have tabs on them, but
they can be removed okay.  The bodies also are a hair longer than standard
but since battery compartments are made with spring-loading, the springs
can handle the very slight overage.  Works very nicely with my battery
hog digital camera (that'll do about 3 pictures with alkalines, but 
maybe 50~70 or so with those nicd ones).

I use the charger that came with the 1100 mAH Panasonic Nicads from Costco.
Costco sells those 1100 mAH ones separately (w/o charger) now too.

I'm assuming size "AA" batteries.

Mike K.


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