£10 for twelve 1800 mAh NiMH AA cells from Maplins - bargain?

"Stu Cooper" wrote in message
...
I see that Maplins are doing an offer for twelve 1800 mAh NiMH AA
cells for about £10.

Is this the bargain it seems or is there a catch which someone here
might know about?

You may find the cheaper ones discharge themselves quicker if not used.
Seems to apply to my cordless drill power packs anyway.

On Sat, 21 May 2005 07:12:05 +0100, "Rusty"
wrote:


"Stu Cooper" wrote in message
...
I see that Maplins are doing an offer for twelve 1800 mAh NiMH AA
cells for about £10.

Is this the bargain it seems or is there a catch which someone here
might know about?

You may find the cheaper ones discharge themselves quicker if not used.
Seems to apply to my cordless drill power packs anyway.



You may also find they aren't rated as accurately as the
better name-brands like Sanyo or PowerEX. Many of the
low-end cells also have rather poor current, high internal
resistance, though for cordless drill packs a sintered-plate
type cell might be more optimal, providing you found one
with ample capacity.