ni cad batteries

[djbutch]

Looking for some help. I want to use Ni CAd batt. for my machines but some people say the ni cad mh are better any feedback appreciated.

 

[DavidRamey]

NiCAD batteries is 20 year old technology. They are rechargeable, but they don't have much shelf life for holding a charge. NiMH batteries is 10 year old technology. They still lose charge quickly sitting on a shelf, but they do hold a charge longer than NiCADs, NiMH Hybrids are the newest technology. They have a slightly lower capacity than NiMH, but a higher capacity than NiCADs. They hold up to 85% of their charge sitting on a shelf for 6 months. If you use NiCADs, I would charge them up before each time you use them. If you use NiMHs, then I would recharge them once a month. If you use NiMH Hybrids, then just use them until they run down to recharge them. I have 32 NiMH AA batteries and over 80 NiMH Hybrids that I use in my Metal Detectors (White's MXT and GMT) and my cameras and flashes. I threw away my NiCADs over 10 years ago.

 

[djbutch]

Well thanks for all the inf I guess you made my mind up thanks again.