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From: ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig)
Newsgroups: net.rec.photo
Subject: Re: batteries
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Date: Mon, 11-Nov-85 11:13:40 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 11 11:13:40 1985
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> I dump nicads every two years. I don't know how many times I have
> recharged my nicads, but have noticed that some time after two years
> they stop holding their charge. So, I throw them out and buy new ones
> on my birthdays that occur during even years.

Nicads will last much longer if you:

	(a) allow them to discharge almost (but not quite) completely
	    before recharging them.

	(b) deliberately discharge them almost (but not quite) completely
	    every three months and then recharge them.