Cheap ni-mh battery heads up ...

[Jimbo /p]

Homebase selling off packs of four 600mah recharrgeable batteries AA size for .43p a pack.....

[Theo Markettos]

A halfpenny's quite cheap...

I can't really see the appeal though. High drain things will last much longer with 2000mAh+ NiMHs. Low drain things won't last long because they'll be flat after a month due to self-discharge (unless they're LSD types). So there's a pretty small window in the middle where a low-capacity self-discharging NiMH would come in useful.

Theo

[Dave Liquorice]

AA - 600 mAhr?

600 mAHr is about 300 mAhr smaller than yer average AAA...

AA's are normally above 2000 mAhr, most nearer 3000 mAhr.

[Cursitor Doom]

Plus the terminal voltage is only about 1.2V per cell fully charged. Yesterday's technology.

[Jimbo /p]

...with yesterdays price

[RJH]

. . . is what I was thinking. Hence the 43p, I suspect.

[Cursitor Doom]

Cheap, but still not worth it.

[Jimbo /p]

what /... 10p a battery?

[Cursitor Doom]

As Theo has pointed out, the range of suitable applications where these kind of cells shine is extremely narrow. But if you already own such a device/devices as is/are optimised for this technology, then by all means go for it and buy a load of 'em.

[dennis]

They are the size and capacity they fit in a lot of solar lamps. They are probably intended as replacements.

[tabbypurr]

IME they self discharge in nearer 6 months

NT

[Jimbo /p]

that is what they are labled as...NOT to be used in any other device...tee hee

[The Natural Philosopher]

Nope. generally 2200 is about the tops for nimh and 400-600 is about right for nicd

[RJH]

Very rare to see NiCd in any event, and many including budget brands are nudging (published) 3000:

[Johnny B Good]

You are Blue Bottle AICMFP! :-)

[Theo Markettos]

I can see a solar lamp as a good application: a) There isn't enough sun to fill a 2000mAh in a day, so no need for extra capacity b) They get one cycle per day, so the cycle count is quite high c) Self discharge isn't a problem, because they'll be discharged by morning anyway d) They get cooked and frozen, so probably need regular replacement

So for that application they sound good value.

Theo

[tabbypurr]

I use them in anything that doesn't need more capacity, and they do surprisingly well.

NT

[Dave Liquorice]

Which is above 2000. B-)

But the OP says NiMH.

All the AAA NiMH's I have are around 900 mAhr, note AAA.

The AA's either around 2100 or down at 1200. The former are mostly lidaldi, the latter came with some thing.

600 mAhr for a AA NiMH is pathetic...

[Jimbo /p]

who is blue bottle? ...

[Jimbo /p]

very true... very true .....