MidnightDistortions
Flashlight Enthusiast
First time this happened, I was charging a crap cell in a dumb charger with another battery. The other Rayovac battery had a 1.4v on it while the La Crosse cell didn't have anything! Not even a residual charge. Both cells were warm so I pulled them out of this dumb Duracell charger when I took the reading. Tried changing it again using the paperclip trick on the La Crosse charger and it held voltage while charging but took it out and zip. No charge whatsoever.
It was used in a string light but didn't hold a charge for very long, put it in one of these Chinese candles and well, guess this is what happens when you use every last cycle out of a NiMH battery. In comparison with the 2500mah Energizers I got in 2005 they only held a charge for about 3 hours then drop to 1.08v or lower, which is when I decided to retire those. The other 3 La Crosse cells are doing ok.
It was used in a string light but didn't hold a charge for very long, put it in one of these Chinese candles and well, guess this is what happens when you use every last cycle out of a NiMH battery. In comparison with the 2500mah Energizers I got in 2005 they only held a charge for about 3 hours then drop to 1.08v or lower, which is when I decided to retire those. The other 3 La Crosse cells are doing ok.