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[OM] Re: PBG2 out of juice

Subject: [OM] Re: PBG2 out of juice
From: priit@xxxxxxxxx
Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2008 21:39:07 +0200 (EET)

On Tue, 8 Jan 2008, Garth Wood wrote:

> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> I don't really have an answer to your question since, although I've got
>> a PBG2, I've never filled it with batteries so don't have a base to draw
>> on.  However, after having just looked up the tech data on Varta
>> "Superlife"  batteries I think you've been drawn into a bit of marketing
>> hype without paying close attention to the specs.  The "Superlife"
>> battery is a normal zinc chloride battery.  Nothing at all "super" about
>> it.  If you're going to use C batteries you should be using alkaline
>> rather than older style zinc chemistry or NiMH for the greatest life and
>> rechargeability.  I suspect that 4 AA NiMH batteries in the T32 will
>> last much longer than the larger zinc C batteries in the PGB2.
>
>
> I own a PBG2, and I've never used anything else besides alkalines or
> NiMH in it.  Varta can make very good batteries, but their "Superlife"
> brand is often found in cheap consumer goods as the "batteries
> included!" come-on on the packaging.  Most recently, I got a set of
> these in a tacky little LED-lit fibre-optic Christmas tree that I bought
> for my desk.  I threw them away without even unwrapping 'em and put in a
> pair of alkalines from Costco.
>
> Muuuuuuch better...

Good observation about my choice of batteries. I loaded the T32 with four 
AA NiMH cells and fired it on full power. The recycle time was a steady 
7.5 seconds after 40 flashes, still well within spec and definitely enough 
to prove the point. So, thanks for the advice.

priit.

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