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Originally Posted by prState
Anyway, the detector runs on 4 AA batteries. I'm using 4 NIMH which operate in it 24 hours, (so some loss there). But I haven't figured out how to decide when to throw the batteries in the charger (8 hour charger). I've let them go as long as 12 days 24/7, and whenever I test them, I get 1.2 volts each. Should I be looking for a voltage drop? Should I risk just letting them go until they won't operate the device, or could I end up damaging them?
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I've got loads of this type of battery and have been using them for years in everything. I just recharge them when the device doesn't work any more; never had a problem with this.
Anyway, these batteries are so cheap compared to alkaline batteries that they are not worth fretting over.