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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>TOO COTTON-PICKIN' QUIET on here so I thought I'd
stir the waters a little.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>I remember, several times hearing on this forum
that Nickel Metal Hydride batteries were not all that desirable of a
choice</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>when making the decision to make up a pak due to
their tendency to self-discharge and other erratic anomolies.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>I feel compelled to relate my experience. I put a
set of 2500 ma cells in my Txmitter a little over a year ago. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>When I take this unit off of charge, many times it
has indicated a voltage of 12 Volts (usually 11.9). My previous
charge</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>was done last September and even though we are
located in the N.E. where we sometimes fly in temps ranging into </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>the low 20's, we do get out quite a few
weekends throughout the winter. Despite the fact that I never take my
Txmitter</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>out of the car all winter long and it's subjected
to 5 degree nites, which I'm told is not good for batteries, I charged it
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>about a week and a half ago and since
September it had finally dropped to 10.5 Volts.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Special Paks?, you ask? I go to Best Buy and
pick 'em up and solder up my own. They're not significantly cheaper</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>than commercially available stuff I could buy, but
when the impulse strikes, I conveniently go and get 'em. Nice !</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Since a week and a half ago I've only flown about 3
times, but the thing is still reading 11.5 !</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Now I do have to admit that they like a slow charge
better than fast, but I never slow charge the flight paks I wire up</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>for my planes and I don't own any planes with
commercial flight paks and some of them have more years on them
than</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>I would dare to mention in this group.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Soooo, If you've been considering a NMH pak and you
have doubts or concerns, take my experience for what it's worth !?!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT> </DIV>
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