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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 561984" data-attributes="member: 12496">My use is not &quot;intense&quot; either.&nbsp; I use studio lights (on AC) for anything approaching intense.&nbsp; I do a few speedlight shots pretty often, and a few flashes spread the load around, but I recharge Eneloops after a few months, need it or not.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp;&nbsp; They seem always good to go.NiMH does have a limited number of full recycles. Currently, for Eneloops specified at 2100 cycles, that's still 3 weddings a week for 13 years.&nbsp; But intense use probably does need a tester that verifies capacity.&nbsp; And the long Break In test is said to rejuvenate capacity (at least to some extent).&nbsp; I can't say yeah or nay on that, I've done it a couple of times on most of mine, but they seemed good before, however certainly it doesn't hurt them.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I've never seen one of the zts testors. Their manuals online offer no description of the test, but works on any type of battery, and implies the test takes a second or two, and flashes a good LED without reporting any numbers.&nbsp; So I am not trusting,&nbsp; IMO, I think testing means that you need to actually verify capacity, discharge over hours, result numbers in mah, i.e., verified capacity to be expected.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 561984, member: 12496"] My use is not "intense" either. I use studio lights (on AC) for anything approaching intense. I do a few speedlight shots pretty often, and a few flashes spread the load around, but I recharge Eneloops after a few months, need it or not. :) They seem always good to go. NiMH does have a limited number of full recycles. Currently, for Eneloops specified at 2100 cycles, that's still 3 weddings a week for 13 years. But intense use probably does need a tester that verifies capacity. And the long Break In test is said to rejuvenate capacity (at least to some extent). I can't say yeah or nay on that, I've done it a couple of times on most of mine, but they seemed good before, however certainly it doesn't hurt them. :) I've never seen one of the zts testors. Their manuals online offer no description of the test, but works on any type of battery, and implies the test takes a second or two, and flashes a good LED without reporting any numbers. So I am not trusting, IMO, I think testing means that you need to actually verify capacity, discharge over hours, result numbers in mah, i.e., verified capacity to be expected. [/QUOTE]

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