
Re: Rechargables
Sanyo Eneloop rechargeables are the ones to get as they don't go flat after a few weeks of not being used. Some NiMH cells can lose over 50% of their charge doing nothing in just a few weeks.
As for chargers don't go for the all singing all dancing rapid ones, they just cook themselves and the cells.
Since I accepted charge times of hours rather than minutes the problems I had which were similar to yours have gone.