On 2009-02-19T16:05:55, Richard Lyons wrote: > The rechargeeables, both NiCad and NiMH, are a good idea in principle, but > lose charge when not in use and become ineffective surprisingly quickly in > my experience. Try the low discharge NiMH batteries like Sanyo Eneloop. /Allan -- Allan Wind Life Integrity, LLC http://lifeintegrity.com