Subj : Re: Nimh Batteries To : Barry Martin From : Ky Moffet Date : Mon Jan 20 2025 07:39:00 BARRY MARTIN wrote: > Hi Ky! > Just thought of something, and I could look it up but excuse here>: alkaline rechargeables are charge before use because they > loose charge sitting around. Lithium are charge after use as they > retain their charge when idle. So what about NiMH? Far as I know they're charge before use. However, as I don't own any... dunno for sure. But the one laptop old enough to not have a lithium battery does not retain a charge sitting around (tho after the battery spent four hours "recalibrating" it actually takes a charge again! and it's 22 years old. Can still get a new one, but costs more than the thing is worth even as an oddball collectable.) > > outages. Have a few of the traditional cylindrical flashlights, just > > not all that great for shining down into the sink while doing dishes. > KM> Power out? PLASTIC SPOONS AND PAPER PLATES!!! > > Apparently we 'glamp'! Even had TV: I charged up a couple of spare UPS > batteries and used them to power a small TV. ...Charged via solar > chargers I had for another project. That is way too civilized for "power out" -- what would the neighbors think??! How small a TV?? > > .. Onion rings are vegetable donuts > KM> Oooh. Gimme some donuts. > > They may become a valuable commodity: the mini ones were a little over > $2.00 a few years ago then the price skyrocketed, approaching $3.00 -- I > can treat myself with better stuff, though they are tasty! ...Stick in > there somewhere I'd only buy when less that $2.00 (and stock up a > little). Eeeep! > Now their price has come down some but still IMO too expensive. The > other day the store had them on sale at 2/$4.44. So $2.22 each, though > I did buy two: eating one package currently (over the last few days) and > froze the other. Have you noticed how most pre-prepared food, and nearly all canned food, has gone to garbage? last ravioli I got was literally inedible. Thought beans had survived but nope, last can I got wasn't much good. Soup is practically thickened water. Used to keep canned this and that on hand for instant meal... no longer. Got potato nuggets and they just taste like grease. Argh. > .. Your stomach thinks all potatoes are mashed. Hmm. No swallowing 'em whole? :D þ RNET 2.10U: ILink: Techware BBS þ Hollywood, Ca þ www.techware2k.com --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com (454:1/1) .