[Photo-SIG] eneloop batteries

[Dave Lundy]

Hi,

I just stumbled across a kind of battery I hadn't heard of before. 
It's Sanyo's eneloop Ni-MH <www.eneloop.info>.  The unusual thing 
about them is that they're shipped fully charged, so you can use them 
without needing to charge them first.  They have an extremely low 
self-discharge rate that allows them to do that.  They claim they will 
retain 90% or their charge after six months and 85% of their charge 
after a year!  Not quite as good as non-rechargeable Lithium batteries 
in that respect, but these are rechargeable.  Circuit City sells a 
4-pack of AAs with charger for $30 <www.snipurl.com/10j0r> and Amazon 
sells a 4-pack of AAs w/o charger for $15 <www.snipurl.com/10j16>. 
They're rated at 2,000 mAh.  Have any of you tried them?
-- 
Dave Lundy   <http://www.dma.org/~lundyd/>