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Warm - Kodak 1600mAh NiMH 4-pk $11.47 at onvia

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Not bad for some of the best rechargeables money can buy. And yes, they are in fact 1600mAh according to the labels on the batteries I received.

top it off with free shipping/no tax. 🙂
 
Wow, talk about a REALLY HOT deal for all those of us who have digital cameras and mp3 players 🙂 Nice find!
 
Yes, this is definitely the way to go if you. You save money and you get longer intervals between changes too. Great for my PDC-2000 digital. This is a good price too especially without tax and free ship.
 
I just bought 4 RayOVac NMH AA 1600mAh at Wal-Mart B&M for like $11 the other day.

These are just the ticket for my digital camera.

Make sure you get the 1600mAh ones; they do have older less capacity ones at about the same price!
 
I've heard good things about Sanyo NiMH's. Here is a link to a site for four Sanyo's for $11. Shipping is $5 regardless of quantity, well almost regardless of quantity. If a purchase if over $60, there is a 10% discount. The site also offers Sanyo AAA NiMH's for $3 ea. So this seems to be a slightly better deal than Onvia's if one is considering several sets or wants some AAA's also.

I put together an order for 16 AA's and 8 AAA's. With shipping it totals to $67.20

Please let me know if you think this is a good deal, and if you think these batteries are what they're hyped up to be. The site is a little bit X-10ish, i.e., a little bit on the "best thing since sliced bread" side. I've read others praise the Sanyo batteries though, and want to be sure before I press the order button. Thanks.
 
jolottashakn
Yes it is a good deal. I have made multiple purchases from guy and he is reliable. There are no better batterues made at this time. I also bought a couple of his chargers--They work OK but seem cheaply built.

btw Sanyo makes most of the 1600mah batteries, many are relabled.
 
Somewhat OT questions:

Everyone talks about how good NiMHs are in high drain applications like digicams, but what about lower drain applications like portable radios, mp3 players, and FRS walkie-talkies? How do they compair to alkeline rechargables?

One other question, does anyone know how long nimhs last, between charges, compaired to regular (non-rechargable) batteries? I guess this is the same question as asking what is the mah rating of typical non-rechargable batteries?
 
I've bought the Sanyo NiMH AA's at Fry's and their regular price is 5.99/pair. They are also rated at 1600 mA. The AAA's are also 5.99 a pair and and I think they are rated at 700 mA. These are excellent batteries by the way.

JayR
I have the rechargeable alkalines as well as the NiMH with the difference being the NiMH are for high drain devices as you know, but they will lose their charge after around 60 days if not used. NiCad lose their charge after 30 days. NiMH take 8 hours to charge with my charger and the alkalines charge in 3-4 hours. The rechargeable alkalines won't lose their charge over any appreciable time but they are lousy for high drain devices such as digital cameras, but work well in CD players and flashlights.
 
can I use these batteries in my rechager? I have a Digipower recharger and am looking for another set of 4 AA batteries
 
Hey Folks, Just got 8 brand new 1600 mAh Photolife batteries in my hands today. This was a pretty good deal. I don't trust Thomas after past purchases.
 
i went to onvia to get some of these batteries and it says "availability zero".

nevermind, i don't think i will order from them since i need some AAA batteries and charger too and they don't have them. Could someone point me to an online site that has the best deal for the maha 204 charger (i think that's considered the best one) and at least 4 AA and at least 4 AAA rechargables (at least the 1600 or higher)? thanks
 
lobster7...thanks for the info. do you know if these are the 1600 ones? i couldn't find that info on the link. thanks
 
Looks like the rayovac batteries are as follows
link

Battery Size Capacity (mAh) Voltage Charging Time*
AAA 550 mAh 1.2V 1 - 6 Hours
AA 1300 mAh 1.2V 1 - 8 Hours
9V 150 mAh 8.4V 1 - 10 Hours
D 2200 mAh 1.2V 1 - 12 Hours
C 2200 mAh 1.2V 1 - 12 Hours
*Charging Times Will Vary Depending Upon Battery Capacity and Level of Discharge
 
lobster7..thanks for the info. i'm going to the local walmart today which is just down the street and see what they have there and the prices. If those AA batteries are 1300 isn't that kinda low? seems like most people are recommending the 1600...or maybe the 1550.
 
tasserT,

You may want to check out the Rayovac rechargeable maximum which they claim "last 2x longer than an alkaline in a digital camera" link

Also see article at link which mentions rayovac's new batteries which are 1600 mAh which may be at wal-mart B&M

There are also Rayovac Renewal Rechargeable Alkaline which they sell at wal-mart but don't have details on rayovac's website.
 
Here's another pretty good site for batteries:
Sunn Battery

They also sell on eGay under "Ptron1". Do a search for NiMH and you'll find they have some great deals on there, especially the Dutch auctions for 1600 mAh AA batteries for $1.91 each.
 
I don't know if this is the healthiest charger for your NiMH batteries, but it sure is the fastest one I've seen:

RadioShack 1-hour Charger (1.7 for NiMH)

I use this charger for my Kodak DC280. It makes the batteries pretty hot, but not hot enough that you can't touch them. I've charged the batteries more than 20 times each and they still seem to last just as long as before.

I used Kodak 1450mah AA batteries and Sanyo 1600mah's.
 
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