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Originally Posted by chainring
- Alkaline batteries, either primary or rechargeable, have one huge and serious disadvantage for me. They LEAK!
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chainring, thanks for the corrections and additions. Especially about alkalines leaking. Yes, they've leaked on me, but I never put it together that they leak much more than other types.
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Originally Posted by smithno
I bought a LaCross BC-900 charger about a year ago. ... I always use the 200mA setting.
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I also have this charger, and because of all the reports of these chargers frying batteries and self destructing, I only use it on a tile floor. It scares me. Just bought it, shoulda done more research. They say the BC-700 doesn't have such failure reports.
And thanks for the 200 mA advice. I think it's the heat during charging that lessens the number of cycles. Some fast (15- or 30-min.) chargers, like my Duracell Accu 30-min., have a fan right in the charger bay blowing air at the cells to keep the temperatures down. Sometimes worth it for the time savings.