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Old 03-05-2010, 10:38 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by chainring View Post
- Alkaline batteries, either primary or rechargeable, have one huge and serious disadvantage for me. They LEAK!
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 View Post
I bought a LaCross BC-900 charger about a year ago. ... I always use the 200mA setting.
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.
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