Thanks David. My go to place for batteries is http://www.all-battery.com/. They are in the Valley, very cost effective, associated with Tenergy I believe. I receive my batteries in one or two days usually. Always had very good luck with them, and they have all possible cells in all possible grades and finishes, from cheap Chinese to premium brand name, complete with data sheets. I might put NiMH batteries instead, but they have the original format NiCd: http://www.all-battery.com/ni-cdbatteries.aspx They also have Li-Ion that I use to restore battery packs for older portables (usually doubling the capacity while I am at it). Marc ------------------------------------------- "J. David Bryan" <jdbryan at acm.org> said Ni-Cds are still available from Allied Electronics, Mouser Electronics, and others, although they are declining in availability compared to a few years ago. ------------------------------------------