[NLRS] NiZn cells

[tom ring]

I have been running a test on nickel-zinc AA cells for about a month.  Watching 
the self discharge of 8 cells charged in a cheap charger, which is all you can 
currently get.

NiZn is ostensibly a 1.6 volt alkaline replacement.  And it's great in most 
cases.  The downside for some devices is that it has an internal impedance 2 to 
4 times lower than NiCd/NiMH.  And at the end of charging they are above 1.8 
volts.

This can bother some things like flash units since they often draw everything 
they can get and these cells will deliver a lot more than expected.  Sold 
mostly by camera stores, so far, that's not a real problem.

If anyone would like to get my spreadsheet with embedded graph of the self 
discharge voltage just contact me off the list.  This is going to continue for 
another month or so, so it's not done yet.

And if you can accept OpenOffice files that would be better.  If you don't have 
it, download it.  It's free.

tom
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