Rechargeable batteries?

[tony3d]

Costco has a deal right now on these Eneloop batteries, and charger. For $19.99, you get the charger, 8 AA's, and 4 AAA's. I hear these are really good batteries. Do you guys power the 287 with these, and if so how do they hold up compared to a good Duracell or something?

[Psi]

Genuine eneloops are the only AA / AAA batteries i will buy, with the possible exception of Varta.


$19 sounds a bit cheap for a charger and that many batteries.
You might want to confirm they are genuine first.

[tony3d]

Genuine eneloops are the only AA / AAA batteries i will buy, with the possible exception of Varta.


$19 sounds a bit cheap for a charger and that many batteries.
You might want to confirm they are genuine first.

How can you tell they are genuine? This is Costco. Would they sell anything other than genuine?

[tony3d]

How are they as far as leaking is concerned. Anyone ever have trouble with that?

[Rigby]

If Costco is selling them, the chances of them being genuine are high.  Costco are not into buying counterfeit goods in the pursuit of lower prices, at least not as far as I know.

I've never had one leak.

[tony3d]

There is a thread about this deal over at the CandlwPower forums. The charger is basic but more than adequate. The main issue appears to be that the cells are generation 2 Eneloops rated at 1500 cycles, but the box says they are rated for 1800 (which the newer generation 3 cells are). The gen 2 cells are still excellent, better than anything else on the market, but some people feel annoyed that they are not getting what is advertised.

$20 for 12 cells and a charger is a bargain.

Yes , I think so to. Probably going to buy two just for the extra batteries.

[SoundTech-LG]

Anyone have experince using a C Cell converter with the AA NiMh ?? Hard to find good/inexpensive C Cells.

[mos6502]

I've got a bunch of 4 year old AA Eneloops and they still measure at around 1900mAh.

I would recommend the Eneloop USB charger (MDU01). It's cheap, very small and microprocessor controlled (uses an ATTiny). And most important, it doesn't fry your batteries.

[tony3d]

Ok, I picked up two chargers for 19.99 each. I'm hoping these are at least the 2nd generation ones. If so I think your suppose to 1500 recharges correct? Hope these aren't the first generation. They claim 1900 mAH.

[retiredcaps]

Anyone have experince using a C Cell converter with the AA NiMh ?? Hard to find good/inexpensive C Cells.

I have used AAA to AA and two AA to D cell converters with no problem.  I just pick the cheapest ones from ebay.

Yes, inexpensive C lsd cells are hard to find.  These are supposed to be good, but for $25 (2 pack).

http://www.thomasdistributing.com/Maha-Imedion-2-Pack-C-Cell-5000mAh-NIMH-Rechargeable-Batteries_p_2461.html

I would rather just get the Sanyo XX AA (2500mAh) and an AA to C cell converter.  You get half the mAh, but at significantly less cost.  Or you can just use regular Eneloops (2000mAh).

[SoundTech-LG]

Ok, I picked up two chargers for 19.99 each. I'm hoping these are at least the 2nd generation ones. If so I think your suppose to 1500 recharges correct? Hope these aren't the first generation. They claim 1900 mAH.

Just picked up the same charger, 8 AA, and 4 AAA at Costco for the same price. I'm guessing those came from Costco. They are 2nd Gen.

[rollatorwieltje]

How are they as far as leaking is concerned. Anyone ever have trouble with that?

I have 4x AA in my R/C transmitter for several years now, so far no leaks. I don't use it often, so the batteries may just sit there for months doing nothing. They also really do hold their charge.
I also use 3x AAA daily in my bicycle light. I charge them every week with some Varta quick charger, so far I haven't seen any degradation in performance.