no, no, no. for example, did you ever heard some one seriously telling expensive battery really give him more time of using? I found didn't. And serious capacity test clearly showing tha no much difference in performance for energizer and other cheap one. now, I already mark my 2200mAh energizer as 1850mAh battery, is more than cheap one, but only 90mAh more. cheap one I mark as 1760 mAh. Those are their -dV condition, that I got from a very good battery tester. If talking about uses for DC, 2200 mAh energizer will be rejected when has 1000mAh cap left. The cheaper one, this figure is <300mAh, much better. Think about how come you paid double price, for less performance at high current? ----- Original Message ----- From: "David VanHorn" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Wednesday, December 28, 2005 12:55 AM Subject: Re: [PIC]: PIC based NiMH charger > > > > > > I bough 4 2200mAh energizer, all of them > > now is half dead comparing cheap 1800mAh one, > > after less than 20 cycle. > > > > There is a significant possibility that what you bought did not come from > the factory that makes the real energizers. Counterfieting is hitting the > battery market pretty hard. Here in rural indiana, I can buy "Dunacell" > batteries, which perform rather badly when compared to the identical > appearing "Duracell" brand from reputable sources. I know for a fact that > these "Dunacell" brand cells are only the tip of the iceberg. Some of the > counterfeit cells are made so that their external appearance is exactly the > same as the real thing. > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist