[Elecraft] Re: KX1 xcvr batteries ???

[John Marsden]

At 25/09/2003 09:05  (Thursday), Don Brown, KD5NDB wrote (inter alia):
>Hi
>
>If you use a digital camera you learn a lot about batteries. These =
>cameras are power hogs so I am always looking for a better battery. I =
>have used several brands but the Maha Powerex batteries are the best in =
>my experience. There is a very well done test and review of just about =
>every AA battery on the market at=20
>
>  http://www.imaging-resource.com/ACCS/BATTS/BATTS.HTM


Hello, fellow Elecrafters.
I've been lurking for a while, and was going to wait until I'd got K2 #3741 
well underway before making my first post, but I saw this thread about AA 
cell performance, and pricked up my ears (I'm a digital camera user, and 
always on the lookout for that extra bit of capacity!)

So, guys (& gals):  Has anyone this side of the pond (UK) done anything 
similar for assessing the performance of the AA NiMh cells available over 
here?  My only experiences have been with using 'Vanson' branded 1800mAh, 
'Uniross' branded 1700mAh, and 'Olympus Camedia' branded 1700mAh cells in a 
variety of power-hungry items (digital camera, 144MHz handheld, GPS, 
etc).  My (purely subjective) feelings are that the Olympus's perform best 
(i.e. last longest), with the Uniross' coming in second.  I use a Uniross 
'intelligent' fast charger for the Uniross's and the Vanson's, and the 
supplied Olympus charger for the Olympus's - maybe there's a story there?
Could I be charging the Vanson's _too_ fast?

Anyway, I look forward to any comments/suggestions, and I'm now going back 
to stuffing my control board!

Regards
John Marsden
G8PEF