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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 350808" data-attributes="member: 12496"><p>You said rechargebables, but Nikon SB-900 manual says battery life (full power flashes) is:</p><p></p><p>NiMH 2000 mah 165 flashes, </p><p>NiMH 2600 mah 190 flashes.</p><p></p><p>The external battery pack should extend that substantially.</p><p></p><p>Possibly you just need to replace the batteries? Have you tried others? Are you sure your charger is working properly?</p><p></p><p>Alkaline batteries are far from best in a flash. They recycle too slow, and cannot provide very many flashes. Alkalines may "work", but are NOT good for the high currents that flash use (in that couple of second recycle period).</p><p></p><p>Use NiMH rechargeables, and it's a whole new world. Preferably Eneloop brand, but there are other brands of low self discharge NiMH.</p><p></p><p>Provide a decent smart charger too (not the cheapest crap). Chargers that monitor each cell slot (has a status LED for each slot) are the good ones. Maha has some really good chargers that can charge 8 AA cells at once (and monitoring each one individually is the big deal). Some models have an Initialize mode (takes a couple of days) that slowly discharges and recharges to refurbish them, so to speak.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 350808, member: 12496"] You said rechargebables, but Nikon SB-900 manual says battery life (full power flashes) is: NiMH 2000 mah 165 flashes, NiMH 2600 mah 190 flashes. The external battery pack should extend that substantially. Possibly you just need to replace the batteries? Have you tried others? Are you sure your charger is working properly? Alkaline batteries are far from best in a flash. They recycle too slow, and cannot provide very many flashes. Alkalines may "work", but are NOT good for the high currents that flash use (in that couple of second recycle period). Use NiMH rechargeables, and it's a whole new world. Preferably Eneloop brand, but there are other brands of low self discharge NiMH. Provide a decent smart charger too (not the cheapest crap). Chargers that monitor each cell slot (has a status LED for each slot) are the good ones. Maha has some really good chargers that can charge 8 AA cells at once (and monitoring each one individually is the big deal). Some models have an Initialize mode (takes a couple of days) that slowly discharges and recharges to refurbish them, so to speak. [/QUOTE]
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