On Mar 6, 2007, at 2:54 AM, Tony Smith wrote:

> Sanyo claim to have solved the self-discharge problem - 
> <www.eneloop.com>.
>
> I came across these about a year ago; I haven't tried them, nor
> have I heard anything about them.  I'm not sure what their
> market actually is, for stuff you only use occasionally alkaline
> (or even lithium) would work out better & cheaper.

High-drain consumer applications like digital cameras and flashlights,
where you want to remove the device from a month or two of storage
and just have it work.  Alkalines do really badly in digital cameras;
they just can't handle the current requirements.  And my experience
with NiMH has been really bad WRT self-discharge; a week in storage
will leave cells nearly depleted...

I don't know if the eneloops are worth the current price premium,
but reports on their performance are pretty good:

http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=149804

BillW
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