This may be better off in the battery forum, but the beginners forum seems to get the most activity and also gets some very interesting replies. So, here goes.

I have a Venim 1200mah NiMH 5 cell (yeah, 6 volts) batter pack. I put it on my Accucycle to cycle it through a few times and it seems to have topped off at about 978 mah, according to the Accucycle. These have a history of being off in the total discharge current, but this is a tad bit off the deep end. Charged to full at 978.. then..

I also have a Sirius Super Test discharger. It only discharges batteries. I was concerned about ths battery becaus I plan on using it in my Super Star 120. Actually, I plan on using two of them.

So, I put it on the Sirius Super Test discharger and, so far, it has discharged 1800 plus ma.

Is this a normal thing for NiMH batteries to be that much underrated? I mean 1200 mah rated but discharges to over 1800 mah. What's going on here? Just to preclude anyone chastizing the Sirius Super Test, it's new and has been calibrated.

CGr.