Not sure how you would keep batteries warmer when they'd be located inside a strobe submerged in water.........
To follow up on how various battery chemistries effect recycle rates, and using the batteries listed below:
# Nickel Metal Hydride: SANYO Twicell 2700 Series, HR-3UG, 1.2V, 2,700mAh
# Nicad: GP 100AAKC, KR6, 1.2V, 1,000mAh
# Alkaline: Maxcell ALKALINE ACE, LR6(K), 1.5V
# Lithium 1.5V: FUJIFULM/Energizer LITHIUM, FR6, 1.5V
# Oxyride: Panasonic Oxyride, ZR6Y, 1.5V
here's a list of published recycle times for the Inon Z-240 :
# AA NiMH batteries: 1.6 seconds minimum (2,700mAh)
# AA Nicad batteries: 1.5 seconds minimum (1,000mAh)
# AA Alkaline batteries: 2.3 seconds minimum (1.5V)
# AA Lithium batteries: 2.5 seconds minimum (1.5V)
# AA Oxyride batteries: 2.1 seconds minimum (1.5V)
And this is how your choice in battery chemistry may affect the flashes per charge:
# AA NiMH batteries: approximately 320 flashes (2,700mAh)
# AA Nicad batteries: approximately 120 flashes (1,000mAh)
# AA Alkaline batteries: approximately 220 flashes (1.5V)
# AA Lithium batteries: approximately 380 flashes (1.5V)
# AA Oxyride batteries: approximately 250 flashes (1.5V
Specs for your strobe do not appear in any publications (hard copy or web) that I have been able to find. And in my using an Inon Z-240 for example, I do not wish to imply that your strobe may demonstrate similar characteristics. I am only attempting to show how battery chemistry potentially influences many factors of strobe performance, including recycle times.......
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