Supposedly 1% per day. Like others I find them to go down (at least from useful levels) in 2 months (60 days = 60%??) That said, if they are in my "charged" pile and ready to go, they never stay there more than a few weeks before they go out for something. As for voltage drop, one thing with the rechargeables is thattheir discharge curve is very flat. So you get little warning that they are low, and then they are flat flat flat. Unlike regular alkalines which drop sharply, then plateau, then tail off slowly. I find that NiMH are so cheap these days that I just carry spares and let it go at that. GaryJ Mark Sanders wrote: > Any general consensus on the life of a charge on NiMH batteries? I mean, if > I charge them and leave them sitting around without using them, how long > before the charge degrades to a point they need to be recharged. Inquiring > minds want to know! *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Fri Dec 07 2007 - 06:56:29 PST
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