The best AA size rechargeable batteries that I have found are made by Sanyo and are called Eneloop, amazing! Try googling them to find out how to order on the net.
Tom Craig Directphoto.org
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STOCKPHOTO@..., Bob Croxford <bobcroxford@...> wrote:
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> On 18 Sep 2009, at 05:37, John Fowler wrote:
>
> > Do rechargeable batteries tend to fail and cause damage to
> > cameras, flash units, etc?
>
> The short answer is yes. The longer answer is that it depends. There
> are basically 2 different sorts of re-chargeable batteries. Expensive
> ones and cheap ones. Expensive ones are rare. My very first Ni-cads
> for my 1st Haselblad were from the same batch that went to the moon.
> They performed as good as new when I sold the camera 27 years later.
> Cheap batteries which are the same size as AAs will usually give a
> slightly lower voltage than Alkalines and the voltage will drop with
> age and use.
>
> Bob Croxford
>
> www.atmosphere.co.uk
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