Rechargeable batteries for wireless keyboard and mouse

All the rechargable batteries I've looked a(AA anyway), will charge only to 1.2 volts (versus 1.5 volts of a non-recharable)... check the small print on the battery...

I suppose that the computer is showing the voltage remaining on the batteries. If it's expecting to see 1.5 volts, it will only show about 80% charge...

Cheers!

Bob

I use the same Energiser 2500 mAh NiMH batteries, Jurgen. I find them fine for both the mouse and keyboard. As Bob says, even when fully charged they sit at a lower voltage than alkaline batteries, or the Energiser Lithiums that originally come with the bluetooth keyboard and mouse for that matter.

The NiMH's seem able to maintain a sustained load well though. With the lithiums, for example, I find that even when they still read 1.5V they are unable to keep the mouse running smoothly.

For me, I seem to have to recharge the mouse batteries every couple of weeks. The keyboard ones last much longer.

You'll find another thread on this at mrkbghm, "Bluetooth Tale of Woe and Redemption", 01:21pm Aug 20, 2005 CDT where I posted a couple of thoughts earlier today.

Cheers

It does make a difference to charge life, Jurgen, and if I was buying disposable batteries I'd be inclined to try to be fairly religious about it.

I almost always forget with the rechargeables in it though. Still seem to last a couple of weeks in the mouse between charges.

Cheers

Rod