Who here has experience with eneloop or amazon rechargeable batteries?

[SAWYER]

I was told about these eneloops recently and while searching slickdeals I came across some amazon brand batteries. Which would you recommend?

 

[Nintendesert]

Eneloops. I've had some issues with the Amazon ones not really holding their charge when just laying around nearly as much as the Eneloops. Now, the Amazon ones are much cheaper but if you can get a deal on the Eneloops I'd go with those. I have the ones that aren't quite the newest so the price isn't really that bad. Like the 1600 recharge vs the newer 2000 or something like that.

 

[SAWYER]

I was looking on ebay and eneloop 4 pack of aa's can be had for 10-12 bucks, that seems cheap. Are there fakes?

 

[destrekor]

I love eneloops. I have the high-capacity AA types, for use in my camera speedlights and as yet another battery backup for the battery pack/grip.

 

[notposting]

Love the Eneloops, they are actually usable like "real" batteries -- throw em in your camera, or controller, or remote, and a month later it will work when you grab it again.

 

[destrekor]

I was looking on ebay and eneloop 4 pack of aa's can be had for 10-12 bucks, that seems cheap. Are there fakes?

There ARE fakes out there, but when you can get that same price directly from Amazon, why bother with ebay?

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_no...%2Ck%3Aeneloop

 

[SAWYER]

I dont have prime so ebay is cheaper

 

[destrekor]

Love the Eneloops, they are actually usable like "real" batteries -- throw em in your camera, or controller, or remote, and a month later it will work when you grab it again.

Yep. Makes it wonderful for emergency backups.
I'll charge the batteries and either throw them immediately into my flashes, or keep them in packs and toss them in the camera bag. The Eneloop XX model last a LONG time in my speedlights.

 

[Nintendesert]

You should get Prime!

 

[Jeff7]

Just get Eneloops and don't think about it again.

NiMH cells pay for themselves quickly.

 

[Engineer]

I've used both and had no issues with either. To me, the key is to get a good charger (LaCrosse BC-700, BC900, BC1000, etc. for example).

 

[MrSquished]

Eneloops have treated me well over the years. I use them in my camera flash on professional shoots. My headlamp for hiking. Flashlights. Whatever they go in you can trust they will work right.

 

[destrekor]

I've used both and had no issues with either. To me, the key is to get a good charger (LaCrosse BC-700, BC900, BC1000, etc. for example).

YES, absolutely this!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

So worth it.

 

[SAWYER]

I have an old enegizer charger

 

[destrekor]

Eneloops have treated me well over the years. I use them in my camera flash on professional shoots. My headlamp for hiking. Flashlights. Whatever they go in you can trust they will work right.

There needs to be a preface, like this: *typically

Some items just do NOT play well with 1.2V. The good batteries, I think Eneloops do as well, will actually have a little bit more voltage than that.
The biggest thing - most battery-based devices are built for around 1.1-1.2v - alkaline 1.5v batteries drop from peak voltage almost immediately, and start going to around 1.4 and 1.3v and lower as they are used. Once devices stop receiving their absolutely minimum voltage, the battery dies. That's why dead batteries for some devices, can continue to work perfectly in other devices for some more time.

There are some devices out there that won't last too long running on 1.2v NiMH. NiMH holds voltage VERY well, and typically stays near peak voltage throughout life, but it does drop slightly. I think they usually get down to around 1.1v.

Generally, you never have to worry about that. I actually haven't encountered any, but I've heard of problems. Not sure if there are typical device classes where this is an issue.

 

[SAWYER]

They will be used in a Speedlite, game controllers, Harmony remote and wireless kb/m

 

[notposting]

Good online store:

http://thomasbatteries.com/

9.67/10 at ResellerRatings fwiw

 

[smitbret]

My CostCo carries Eneloop in AA and AAA for less than $20 for an 8 pack

 

[Kaido]

Good online store:

http://thomasbatteries.com/

9.67/10 at ResellerRatings fwiw

Thomas Batteries is like the Newegg of batteries.

I've got Eneloop batteries + Maha chargers and they are a killer combination!

 

[mnewsham]

I have extensive experience with Enloop 2700mAh AA rechargeable batteries, very good batteries. Best available if you need rechargeable and high power output.

 

[MrSquished]

My CostCo carries Eneloop in AA and AAA for less than $20 for an 8 pack

yep. that's where i got mine. first with the original white eneloops. then they sold the one with the blue colored second gen eneloops.

costco is the best.

 

[Sinsear]

I dont have prime so ebay is cheaper

wow

 

[Brovane]

I love eneloop batteries. I have two children and they have a couple of LED lantern's that they like to play with. I use the eneloop batteries in them since they have a habit of leaving them on overnight. Also they work great for wii remotes. I have even used them with the spaces for applications requiring D-batteries and they work fine. Just picked up some more from Costco.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I dont have prime so ebay is cheaper

If you end up with fakes from fleabay, they are not actually cheaper. So pony up for Amazon is my advice. And I have been looking for new AAs so thanks for posting this. I was unfamiliar with the brand till now. :thumbsup:

 

[clamum]

I've been wondering if I should get a new/nice charger for my Eneloops and other rechargeable AA and AAA batteries. I've got a cheap Energizer charger, and probably some other cheap one laying around somewhere, but I think I'll pick up that Lacrosse BC900 with an Amazon gift card from Christmas. WOOT; thanks for the suggestion guys.