The rechargeable battery thing doesn't hold up IMHO. A NiCd or NiMH produces a voltage of around 1.5 - 1.8 when fully charged although they are rated at 1.2v. A dry cell such as a Duracell is nominally rated at 1.5v and generally produces 1.5v. The difference in voltage is not a factor as these ubnits are designed to run at varying voltages in any case.
The discharge characteristics are very different as the rechargeable cells will hold voltage for longer, but die quicker.
I have run all sorts of equipment on NiCd's and now on NiMh's - much better capacity without any problem. We need a boffin on the case - replies please
Oh, by the way, an earlier poster mentioned Volvo were good at out of warranty claims - No, no, no and er no! Both me and a mate had V70's (laugh, I nearly did), and had problems within months of the 3 year warranty running out. Neither of us got more than a 'sorry' letter from them - appalling customer service, never again, Stuttgart rules OK
