Whats the deal with rechargeables??

[numbnutz]

Hope this is the right forum for:
I just purchased a HP Photosmart 215 and i noticed it says not to use rechargeable batterys. I need to hear what all of you have to say about going ahead and using nickel-hydride rechargeables.
Do i keep the rig , or do i return it for one that accepts rechargeable batterys?? Thanks for any input

 

[Joony]

return it and get a better camera

 

[henmaster]

I dont know too much about that but rechargables usually have a lower voltage than alkalines, like 1.2volts vs 1.5. If there are a lot of batteries then using rechargables rather than alkalines could cause you to have insufficient voltage to power your device. Other than that, I can't think of any reason why using rechargables would be any different from using regular batteries.

 

[dkozloski]

The problem comes from the low internal resistance of most rechargables. The voltage of an ordinary dry cell battery droops considerably under even a moderate load. The rechargable has an extremely low internal resistance and will supply a very high current under the same circumstances. The resultant surge could be fatal to some parts of the camera while the alkaline cell would just kind of whimp out without doing any damage.