Jeff I have had vast experiance with batteries in the REAL field ie:
Wilderness Areas, and the only thing that makes sense is Alkaline battery.
You can get them in all sizes and they have lower weight/watt-hour than
almost any other battery. In the wilderness you can't re-charge a battery
so why have one?
So go to Wal-Mart and get fresh batteries just before you leave and after
a simple test you will know how long they will last. If your planning to
be longer, take a spare set.
On Sat, 3 Mar 2001, Jeff Grudin wrote:
> I have been looking at battery packs for field use.
>
> In comparing Ni-Cad and NiMH.
>
> It seems that the ni-cads self discharge at a slower rate (1% vs 3%)
> Provide higher current outputs
> Are less finiky about charging
>
> So why would I want to use NiMH?
>
> When I bought my Digital camera the manufacturer recommmended using
> NiMH. Is it because they have a bit higher capacity for the size?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
> --
>
> 73 de AC6KW <mailto:grudin@vdbs.com>
> Jeff Grudin, DVM Web Add: http://www.vdbs.com/~grudin
> Ocean Animal Clinic / Cat Clinic of Santa Cruz - Santa Cruz, California
> Norcal QRP #1292 QRP-L #16 ARS #351 AR Qrp #131
>
>
Yours Truly,
- Karl F. Larsen, k5di@arrl.net (505) 524-3303 -
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