Wii Remote Rechargeables Options

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Lifer
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Does the Rocketfish charger make you replace the entire battery housing or just the battery inside? And does it plug into an outlet or the Wii? Looks promising.
 

sdifox

No Lifer
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Does the Rocketfish charger make you replace the entire battery housing or just the battery inside? And does it plug into an outlet or the Wii? Looks promising.

comes with a small ac adapter. And the battery packs will have to come from rocketfish since there is an actual induction receiver inside. That is what I meant by stupid. I expected induction chargers to charge batteries directly, not field effect a component that charges the battery. That is retarded. But since I am too lazy to rip the wiimote with wiimotion plus apart frequently, I decided to get this.

Birthday present for my son actually. Best kind of present I can think off, he likes it and I get one less headache.
 
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Crow550

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Monoprice has some cool chargers.

I own this one. Works great. Double charger: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=5650&seq=1&format=2

Inductive double charger: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=6533&seq=1&format=2

4 Wiimote charger: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=7115&seq=1&format=2 or save some money & get two of the double chargers.

Wii Fit battery: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=5632&seq=1&format=2 Also get a 15ft male to female usb cable: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030304&p_id=2895&seq=1&format=2

These are great if you have a wireless GameCube controller like the Wavebird: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=5646&seq=1&format=2

Wireless rechargeable Nunchuk: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=5983&seq=1&format=2

1 Year Warranty. 30-Day Money back. No restocking fee.

Remember when getting rechargeable batteries to charge them for 12 hours before use. Then drain them till they die or almost dead and do another full charge.

Then you can throw them on the charger whenever you feel like. However it's a good idea to drain them once a Month to make them last longer.
*Never let any rechargeable battery sit & drain completely dead. That can damage the charging capacity.*

If you do get a bad battery Monoprice will replace them.

You can also try this on batteries that are loosing there capacity. Charge them to fully then remove them & wrap them in a power towel & stick them in two Ziplock bags & place them in the freezer for 24 hours. Then bring them back to room temperature before use. This sometimes works. Make sure to wipe off any condensation that can occur.
 
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sdifox

No Lifer
Sep 30, 2005
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Monoprice has some cool chargers.

I own this one. Works great. Double charger: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=5650&seq=1&format=2

Inductive double charger: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=6533&seq=1&format=2

4 Wiimote charger: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=7115&seq=1&format=2 or save some money & get two of the double chargers.

Wii Fit battery: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=5632&seq=1&format=2 Also get a 15ft male to female usb cable: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10303&cs_id=1030304&p_id=2895&seq=1&format=2

These are great if you have a wireless GameCube controller like the Wavebird: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=5646&seq=1&format=2

Wireless rechargeable Nunchuk: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10830&cs_id=1083001&p_id=5983&seq=1&format=2

1 Year Warranty. 30-Day Money back. No restocking fee.

Remember when getting rechargeable batteries to charge them for 12 hours before use. Then drain them till they die or almost dead and do another full charge.

Then you can throw them on the charger whenever you feel like. However it's a good idea to drain them once a Month to make them last longer.

If you do get a bad battery Monoprice will replace them.

damn, the induction charger from monoprice is a lot cheaper. Oh well.