I get a good half a dozen cycles out of most of the cheap and nasty batteries and all that extra power costs me is a little time in the mains charger. Certainly runs a few toys for an extra few four year old attention spans!
I know it helps me, Peter
NiMH cells will last longer and last for hundreds rather than 5 cycles.
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I've noticed over the years that two manufacturers, Black & Decker and Norelco, seem to give me abnormally long life out of NiCD batteries. One day when I get time I plan to investigate. The first B&D drill I checked (lost to a shorted cell after fifteen years) seems never to have fully charged the batteries, just got them close. I'll check a few other gizmos one of these days to see if they do the same trick.
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