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I have some questions about rechargable batteries.

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Jhill

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I am going to buy about 16 aa and 16 aaa batteries and a charger from www.batteryspace.com. I notice that they have 2000 mah aa batteries now. How much longer do the 2000 mah last compared to the 1800 mah ones? Are they worth the extra money? Also, do I need a special charger to use the 2000 mah batteries to their full potential? I noticed some chargers say 1800 mah.

Thanks for any help.
 
Thomas-Distributing.com is the place!!!!

Powerex are THE batteries.

I would go with the lower ratings as long as you go with powerex. I have the 1800's for my digital camera and they last over 300pic's.
 
Well, since RossMAN has already posted the Great Battery Shootout, my presence here is kinda pointless. I'll just reaffirm his recommendation to read that. 🙂

- M4H
 
On the The Great Battery Shootout (not looking at 2200 or 2000 since there isn't that many there yet), starting with the 1800's, the Powerex are 2nd. The Quest are. So are they really better? W/ the 1700's and 1600's the Powerex are even further down.

For FRS radios, portable CD players, gameboy's, etc, should I still go w/ the largest mAH?

Any reason to order from batteryspace.com over thomas-distributing.com?
 
Originally posted by: edro13
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Slickone
Any reason to order from batteryspace.com over thomas-distributing.com?
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Price, otherwise I'd go with Thomas-Distributing.com
If you check your local Big Lots store they should have Panasonic 4 AA 1950 mAH's with charger for only $9.99
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Nice call on the Big Lots... I got 2 of these the other day for my parents.
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It's an awesome deal, I could get 4 AA NiMH's which charge in only 1 hour with charger but that usually runs about $30.

For $10 you get 4 quality Panasonic 1950 mAH's with charger and no shipping hassles.
 
Originally posted by: Slickone
On the The Great Battery Shootout (not looking at 2200 or 2000 since there isn't that many there yet), starting with the 1800's, the Powerex are 2nd. The Quest are. So are they really better? W/ the 1700's and 1600's the Powerex are even further down.

For FRS radios, portable CD players, gameboy's, etc, should I still go w/ the largest mAH?

Any reason to order from batteryspace.com over thomas-distributing.com?
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When I got mine I bought the powerex 1700 the price was like $8 and the 2000 were like $15, that made an easy decision for me, I got 2 sets of the 1700. These batteries(1 set) lasted for 5days and 290+ pictures on my fuji finepix 2800.

 
I noticed the Powerizer 1800 on the shootout was below most of the 1700's. Powerizer is basically all batteryspace sells, right?
 
Originally posted by: edro13
Originally posted by: RossMAN
Originally posted by: Slickone
Any reason to order from batteryspace.com over thomas-distributing.com?
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Price, otherwise I'd go with Thomas-Distributing.com
If you check your local Big Lots store they should have Panasonic 4 AA 1950 mAH's with charger for only $9.99
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Nice call on the Big Lots... I got 2 of these the other day for my parents.
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Those are nice batts, but someone else stated the charger is dumb. So are those batteries really worth over $2 each?

To address the first question, you'll want a smart charger. It doesn't have to be a quick 1-hour charger unless you really need that, but you want something that will automatically shut off when the battery is charged to capacity.

The Rayovac PS1 (I believe that's the model) has been recommended as an excellent $10 enty-level charger. It has separate circuits for all four batts, so each battery charges to capacity individually. Many chargers only work on pairs. These were on clearance at RatShack for $7 last year, and I previously saw them at Target for $10 with a peel-off coupon for $3 on the outside of the packaging.

If you don't need a quick charger, this is one of your better options. It also charges NiCD and Rayovac Renewal, but who cares? 😛
 
The Rayovac PS1 (I believe that's the model) has been recommended as an excellent $10 enty-level charger. It has separate circuits for all four batts, so each battery charges to capacity individually.
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It should also be noted that the Rayovac PS1 and PS3 can charge NiMH, NiCd, and Alkaline rechargables... and at the same time (but not in the same compartment). Very handy chargers. I have the PS3 and whole pile of NiMH and Alkalines. I use the alkalines in remotes and other slow drain devices and the NiMH batteries in various high drain devices.
 
manly - It probably is a dumb charger, we already have an older 5 hour NiMH smart charger which works great. About a year ago my sister bought a digicam and picked up the MAHA 204F NiMH charger and some 1600 mAH's. Still works great.
 
Originally posted by: RossMAN
manly - It probably is a dumb charger, we already have an older 5 hour NiMH smart charger which works great. About a year ago my sister bought a digicam and picked up the MAHA 204F NiMH charger and some 1600 mAH's. Still works great.
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Well, the thing is a dumb charger is kinda useless in general, and more so for high-capacity NiMH batteries. The six-hour charge cycle is targeted for 1600 mAH batts, but the kit comes with 1950 mAH batts. So you have to consult a table to get the true charge time to capacity, and THEN you have to time the charging and remember to end it on time!

So like I said, you're really paying over $2 each for the quality batteries, and getting a pretty useless charger thrown in. All I'm saying is for $10 for the Rayovac PS1, the convenience and quality at a budget is very worth it (note the PS1 is not a quick charger). Remember, we're all geeks so we're picky about what we use. 😛
 
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