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rechargeable batteries? N8N 06-17-2008
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Posted by N8N on June 17, 2008, 6:32 am
anyone recommend a reliable brand of rechargeable batteries, and where
can I buy them? i ordered some high-capacity NiMH C cells online a
while back and last night when the power hadn't been restored by the
time the sun went down I tried them in my flashlight; dead as a
doornail. These had been charged by me after receiving them and then
rotated through the charger again; all of my rechargeables have been
in the charger within at least the last month. I feel so wasteful
using alkalines but I keep having bad experiences with every
rechargeable I try.

nate

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Posted by J.H. Holliday on June 17, 2008, 7:10 am
> anyone recommend a reliable brand of rechargeable batteries, and where
> can I buy them? i ordered some high-capacity NiMH C cells online a
> while back and last night when the power hadn't been restored by the
> time the sun went down I tried them in my flashlight; dead as a
> doornail. These had been charged by me after receiving them and then
> rotated through the charger again; all of my rechargeables have been
> in the charger within at least the last month. I feel so wasteful
> using alkalines but I keep having bad experiences with every
> rechargeable I try.
>
> nate

Most any name brand will be fine



Posted by dicko on June 17, 2008, 7:56 am

wrote:

>> anyone recommend a reliable brand of rechargeable batteries, and where
>> can I buy them? i ordered some high-capacity NiMH C cells online a
>> while back and last night when the power hadn't been restored by the
>> time the sun went down I tried them in my flashlight; dead as a
>> doornail. These had been charged by me after receiving them and then
>> rotated through the charger again; all of my rechargeables have been
>> in the charger within at least the last month. I feel so wasteful
>> using alkalines but I keep having bad experiences with every
>> rechargeable I try.
>>
>> nate
>
>Most any name brand will be fine
>

Rechargable batteries, as a rule, are very bad for emergency use
unless you continually keep them on trickle charge. The problem is
they loss their charge just sitting on the shelf and when you go to
use them...... well, you found that out. NiMH are particularly bad in
this respect.

There is a new type of rechargeable on the market now call a hybrid
battery. It combines the best of NiMH and alkaline batteries into a
nice rechargable battery. Like alkaline, they retain their charge
sitting on a shelf, and yet they are NiMH rechargable.

Look for the brand Eneloop, made by Sanyo. Its sold at Circuit City
and also online. Also, Rayovac makes one, named appropriately
enough, Hybrid Battery. There are several others on the market too.

-dickm

Posted by Caesar Romano on June 17, 2008, 9:03 am
wrote Re Re: rechargeable batteries?:

>There is a new type of rechargeable on the market now call a hybrid
>battery. It combines the best of NiMH and alkaline batteries into a
>nice rechargable battery. Like alkaline, they retain their charge
>sitting on a shelf, and yet they are NiMH rechargable.
>
>Look for the brand Eneloop, made by Sanyo. Its sold at Circuit City
>and also online. Also, Rayovac makes one, named appropriately
>enough, Hybrid Battery. There are several others on the market too.

I use the Rayovac Hybrid batts and they are very good. About $10/4 at
WalMart.

Posted by on June 17, 2008, 10:03 pm

> wrote Re Re: rechargeable batteries?:
>
>>There is a new type of rechargeable on the market now call a hybrid
>>battery. It combines the best of NiMH and alkaline batteries into a
>>nice rechargable battery. Like alkaline, they retain their charge
>>sitting on a shelf, and yet they are NiMH rechargable.
>>
>>Look for the brand Eneloop, made by Sanyo. Its sold at Circuit City
>>and also online. Also, Rayovac makes one, named appropriately
>>enough, Hybrid Battery. There are several others on the market too.
>
> I use the Rayovac Hybrid batts and they are very good. About $10/4 at
> WalMart.


Don't know about the hybrid, but my experience with Rayovac batteries were
consistently all bad. Don't use it on expensive devices, it will all leak
and ruin the electronics. Another junk battery is from Task Force.

I have good experience with GE, Lemar, Energizer and Panasonic. I had some
GE rechargeable for 30 years and those same batteries still hold a charge -
fantastic! The rechargeable batteries on my Braun toothbrush is going
strong for 10 years, as strong as day one. Wish I knew what batteries Braun
uses, like to get some to rebuild the power packs for my cordless drills.



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