Rechargeable Batteries
Any good suggestions on quality AA and AAA rechargeables, and a good charger that will not damage them. I want to be able to drop them in the charger individually or in pairs and forget about them un...
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LittleBill wrote:All58Parks wrote:Alfred622 wrote:
My comment here may be unpopular - I used rechargables for a while but, since I didn't keep them on a charger all the time, they were frequently mostly discharged when I needed them. Then I'd need to charge 'em up. So now I buy a bulk box of AA or AAA quality alkaline cells. They will last much longer in storage than will the rechargables. So now everything works and if it doesn't, I just put in fresh alkalines.
Now I use batteries in low current situations - like LED flashlights and walkie talkies. If I had anything that had high current draw, like a helicopter, then for sure I'd use rechargables.
My experience was the same. I bought a bunch of them, but the performance was poor and I ended up going back to buying high-quality alkalines that perform better and have a much better shelf life.
read the post above, they work period. i use them in every single thing i can, they are not the old school rechargables
Well, I did a bunch of searching and reading on the internet and these certainly do sound like they've fixed the problems of the older rechargeable batteries. I went to Costco yesterday and bought 3 sets (24 AA, 12 AAA and 3 chargers). I'm excited to give them a try. Ultimately I'll need another 50 or so AA's if I want to rid myself of alkaline batteries. We'll see.
I'm glad I stumbled across this thread, as the quantity of batteries that we go through in this house is fairly high, and I'm hoping that this can save some money. Thanks everyone.
