Rechargeable batteries

Eathrin

At Lidl on Thursday the 10th of June

4xAAA
4xAA
2xC
2xD
1x9V

€4 each

As far as i remember they were €3-€3.50 last time but not bad for value and quality still.

Pot Noodle =

Cheers i need some

JHMEG

Don't waste your money on them. Amazon are doing Sanyo Eneloop batteries at very good prices.

Unlike regular rechargeable NiMH batteries the Eneloops hold 85% of their charge for a year.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=eneloop&x=0&y=0

Eathrin

JHMEG wrote: »

Don't waste your money on them. Amazon are doing Sanyo Eneloop batteries at very good prices.

Unlike regular rechargeable NiMH batteries the Eneloops hold 85% of their charge for a year.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=eneloop&x=0&y=0

Twice the price
Twice the power
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Longer Lasting

Fair argument either way but for me the lidl ones do the job

JHMEG

Cian A wrote: »

Twice the price
Twice the power
Internet shopping
Longer Lasting

Fair argument either way but for me the lidl ones do the job

I have a stack of Lidl ones here (in fairness they all suffer from it) that I'm on the verge of giving away as every time I go to use them they're flat. The Eneloops on the other hand haven't seen a charger in 3 months and are still showing 100% in the digital camera.

skywalker_208

JHMEG wrote: »

Don't waste your money on them. Amazon are doing Sanyo Eneloop batteries at very good prices.

Unlike regular rechargeable NiMH batteries the Eneloops hold 85% of their charge for a year.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=eneloop&x=0&y=0

Nver heard of them but they sound good.
Will have to give them a try

Think ill also have to get some of the Lidl ones at that price though

iisollie

The amazon batteries are just 2000mAh.
It isn't clear from Lidl website what the mAh on theirs is.
There batteries rated at 2900mAh available.

Capt'n Midnight

Cian A wrote: »

Twice the price
Twice the power
Internet shopping
Longer Lasting

Fair argument either way but for me the lidl ones do the job

I guess by power you mean capacity. NiMH are gradually getting better but 2000-2500 would seem to be the norm for AA now, and stuff at the higher ratings is very optimistic


Long life is great for remote controls and stuff
for everyday stuff self discharge isn't a biggie


PS. if you want power as in watts, try putting a paper clip across a NiCAD, actually don't as you may get burnt

JHMEG

iisollie wrote: »

The amazon batteries are just 2000mAh.
It isn't clear from Lidl website what the mAh on theirs is.
There batteries rated at 2900mAh available.

Eneloops and other batteries that hold their charge have a slightly lower capacity than the regular ones.

Otoh, most no-name brand batteries rarely live up to their claimed capacity so it's unlikely the AAs from Lidl are the claimed 2500mAh.

MunsterCycling

Aldi NiMH are rated 2300Amh and they have them all the time by the tills, use them in remotes, keyboards in fact every where and at 4.99 a pack good value too.

MC

Prenderb

JHMEG wrote: »

Don't waste your money on them. Amazon are doing Sanyo Eneloop batteries at very good prices.

Unlike regular rechargeable NiMH batteries the Eneloops hold 85% of their charge for a year.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=eneloop&x=0&y=0

Eneloop for the win, at what, £6.50 (with free postage if you throw more in) a pack? That's the bargain. Those are seriously good batteries, with excellent life - I use mine in a Camera and they seem to last forever without charging. That said, I use the lidl batteries in my remote controls etc. But I'd buy the eneloop over them if i were in the market for NiMHs.

ecomac

Prenderb wrote: »

Eneloop for the win, at what, £6.50 (with free postage if you throw more in) a pack? That's the bargain.

Try to buy them for that price and you'll be surprised at the checkout.

Gran Hermano

Dealextreme stock eneloops and two other brands of low self discharge rechargeables. I've used all three over the last 12 months and wouldn't even consider ordinary nimh anymore.

ED E

Enenloop are decent cells. Got a pack + Charger free from Sanyo and they do fine in the 360 controllers.

Funky G

Hi all,

Some good advice here on batteries.

I'm looking for a decent set of rechargeable AA's for my camera. Currently using Duracell rechargeables and GP 2700 's that i got with a 2 hour charger on eBay for around €20 some time back.

I have noticed i might get an hour or so of life in the camera after the batteries are fully charged before it gets sluggish and the warning light comes up asking me to replace them. I'll do well if i can get a full day out of it.

Never heard of the Sanyo Eneloop Batteries. And don't want to fork out the high price on energizer batteries.

Would the board recommend the Eneloop's or another kind at a good price?

Thanks.

T-Maxx

GP2700's are arguably the best rechargeble aa's out there ATM.

The charger that came with the camera is probably a POS as usual, and IMO that's the problem that you have. Remember also that any battery has a limited lifespan as well.

The Fool

iisollie wrote: »

The amazon batteries are just 2000mAh.
It isn't clear from Lidl website what the mAh on theirs is.
There batteries rated at 2900mAh available.

The AA packs with the charger bundle are 2300mAh, so assume the individual packs are the same

The Fool

My mistake...they are 2500mAh...tonnes in finglas at 4pm, so probably a good few still around

JHMEG

Funky G wrote: »

Hi all,

Some good advice here on batteries.

I'm looking for a decent set of rechargeable AA's for my camera. Currently using Duracell rechargeables and GP 2700 's that i got with a 2 hour charger on eBay for around €20 some time back.

I have noticed i might get an hour or so of life in the camera after the batteries are fully charged before it gets sluggish and the warning light comes up asking me to replace them. I'll do well if i can get a full day out of it.

Never heard of the Sanyo Eneloop Batteries. And don't want to fork out the high price on energizer batteries.

Would the board recommend the Eneloop's or another kind at a good price?

Thanks.

Higher capacity regular batts instead of Eneloops make sense only if you are using them nearly every day. If your use is occasional or you forget to top-up then Eneloops are the biz.



That graphic is from this page but my own experience is that the regular ones have nothing worth talking about left after a month.