1.5v Rechargeable AA Batteries

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They work out about £6 per battery.

The reviews seem mixed so far.

I'm reluctant to invest plus a fast charger .

Would welcome any feedback from here.
 
The marketing saying "1000 times bla bla" is very hard to believe so money wise it may be good, but not as good as claimed.

I have a handful of "intelligent" chargers. Not equally intelligent, my preferred unit is a "isdt c4". Really works, has nice features (like USB charging) and can do some useful routines. Also manages 2500 mWh 1.6v NiZn types.
Regardless of claimed capacity of the cells, they seem to keep shorter per charge than normal, similar, good quality types off the shelf.
 
ChromeDome said:
Also manages 2500 mWh 1.6v NiZn types.
Regardless of claimed capacity of the cells, they seem to keep shorter per charge than normal, similar, good quality types off the shelf.
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Hopefully you noticed the bad practice of using mWh to pretend they are larger than they are, lots of people get caught by this as they are actually 1500mAh so a lot less than good rechargeables overall assuming you don't absoltely need the voltage.
 
lustyd said:
Hopefully you noticed the bad practice of using mWh to pretend they are larger than they are, lots of people get caught by this as they are actually 1500mAh so a lot less than good rechargeables overall assuming you don't absoltely need the voltage.
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Yez - this falls in the big, clouded, unbelievable silo of Chinese marketing.

Fake ram, fake batteries, fake cameras, fake... anything. The problem actually is that the Chinese indeed are able to make quality products (e.g. contracted by western world companies with QA in place) - the hard thing is to spot the few gems in the pile of rubbish.
 
LONG_KEELER said:
Thanks for the replies.

I'm only interested in the 1.5v rechargeable AA batteries and not the 1.2v .
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I think in that case if you have a requirement for 1.5V you're better off sticking to normal batteries. I'm sure there are some good ones available but the market is so saturated with false claims on 1.5V versions that you'll go insane trying to work out which to buy. I am curious what the thing is with the requirement for 1.5V though?
 
lustyd said:
I think in that case if you have a requirement for 1.5V you're better off sticking to normal batteries. I'm sure there are some good ones available but the market is so saturated with false claims on 1.5V versions that you'll go insane trying to work out which to buy. I am curious what the thing is with the requirement for 1.5V though?
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I like to keep the electronics fairly simple at the moment. I do have ship's power to my H/H Garmin GPS but often I like to keep it in my top pocket for tacking angles etc plus making new waypoints at the touch of a button, then naming them straight away. It only takes 2 AA's . Other usage are torches and FM/AM radio. The 1.2v just don't last long. I find the Energizer litium non rechargeable AA's pricey but superb. If I work out how many I use in a season and ease of use this would probably be the best option. Try not to be a Luddite though and with regard to new ideas and technology. Looks like reliable, cost effective, ease of use 1.5v rechargeable s are not quite there yet.
 
LONG_KEELER said:
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I like to keep the electronics fairly simple at the moment. I do have ship's power to my H/H Garmin GPS but often I like to keep it in my top pocket for tacking angles etc plus making new waypoints at the touch of a button, then naming them straight away. It only takes 2 AA's . Other usage are torches and FM/AM radio. The 1.2v just don't last long. I find the Energizer litium non rechargeable AA's pricey but superb. If I work out how many I use in a season and ease of use this would probably be the best option. Try not to be a Luddite though and with regard to new ideas and technology. Looks like reliable, cost effective, ease of use 1.5v rechargeable s are not quite there yet.
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I have the GPSMap 62s and the 66st and both last well over 24 hours on a set of 2500mAh 1.2V Duracell's, the same as they last with Alkaline batteries, in fact. LED torches are quite happy with 1.2 too and I've never seen a radio with a problem. As I said above though, you need the correct charger that will actually charge each battery totally separately, and you do need the 2500mAh version of the batteries.
 
The Duracell's also last months before losing charge so you're generally not let down when you need them. I wouldn't use them for a VHF backup, but for most uses they really are good.
 
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