Eneloop Batteries

I looked long and hard at which batteries to use in my DECT phones and I chose the GP Ultra Recyko from CPC http://cpc.farnell.com/

They have been outstanding with a much longer uptime than the standard ones that came with the phones (panasonic).

I also use their alkaline batteries and I'd never use anything else now.
 
Nexus said:
1. Duracell Supreme 2450 mAh
2. GP 2500 mAh (Though these actually lasted the longest out of all batteries on test)
3. GP Recyko+ 2100 mAh
4. Maplin 2500 mAh
5. Energizer Precision 2500 mAh
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Out of those, the GP Recyko 2100 is a LSD, but I'm pretty sure the GP 2500 is not. Can't comment on the others.
 
Huy guys, someone has just told me that this Technoline can be tricky with charging batteries. A friend told me that there are some reports stating that sometimes the charger says that some battery is dead and it doesn't even starts charging it and in other situations is needed some tricks with clips...

Do you guys know anything about this?
 
PsySc0rpi0n said:
Huy guys, someone has just told me that this Technoline can be tricky with charging batteries. A friend told me that there are some reports stating that sometimes the charger says that some battery is dead and it doesn't even starts charging it and in other situations is needed some tricks with clips...

Do you guys know anything about this?
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That information sounds bogus to me. The whole point in this charger is that it is some what more intelligent than your bog standard charger. It has ran a TEST mode on 4 old batteries of mine for about 2 days and it came up with charge levels for all 4 of them. I am now running a refresh on them as well. It's cheap (as far as intelligent AA/AAA chargers go) but very much cheerful and well above your £10 "charge and blast" aka "on/off" chargers.
 
Looks like it has something to do with shorting the + side of a completely drained cell with the same + side from a good cell when the charger is plugged off to revive the dead cell.
 
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Well, i've seen that this is nothing serious... It's just valid to batteries completely out of charge, below 0.5v. The BC-700 doesn't allow charging batteries under 0.5V so there is a little trick that is made with a paper clip, a good cell and a dead cell... Simple!!!
 
Firestar_3x said:
I've just got 24 of these, fantastic batterys imho, lasting very well indeed.

Fast charged with a GP V800C super fast charger, it's the dogs.
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Charge them up, leave them for 4 weeks then see what thier capacity is ;)
 
Nexus said:
*Yawn*

I knew somebody would say something like that.

Did you watch the video?
It's a straight up test of how long the batteries last for, all powering the same device. I don't see why that's not a pretty fair test.

Like I sad in my original post, it's not the only source I've seen such advice in. I've got a Photography book I bought last year where the author ran tests on all the different brands and types of batteries to figure out what was best for flash guns.
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It's absolutely NOT a straight up test of how long the batteries last, at all, in any way. Number one(ok might have been number two, cba'd to rewatch) ran the SHORTEST but time/price was lower, nothing more or less. It was the WORST battery there but the cheapest. It's anything but a straight up test of how long the batteries last as the worst battery of what was around 20, wouldn't have come in the top 2. It ignored, how long they last, a battery that is cheapest but only recharges 20 times vs one that cost twice as much but recharges 2000 times is actually long term magnitudes cheaper.

They also used one specific device, but multiple versions, and this is going to be some cheap ass China made POS no quality control device. One could be draining batteries at 1.3v while another runs at 1v. There was no control, no reasoning, no long term testing(these are RECHARGABLE, doing zero testing on recharging makes it laughable). Joke basically.

I'd prefer to get two sets of great batteries that last a very good amount of time and end up cheap to run than a set that runs 10% longer but will recharge half the amount of times. IE run my headphones for 6 hours and recharge 1500 times vs run them for 6.2hr's and recharge 500 times.

PsySc0rpi0n said:
In the 6th image of the 1st page at this link you can see what my friends were trying to tell me...

I'm just no sure if it is valid to the BC-700 charger!
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The link you gave is worrying indeed, if you look at customer reviews the negatives are well, its a dangerous product and a company that is lying to its customers and shipping a dangerous product that explodes batteries. Sounds rather like a once great product/company cutting costs and making **** now. If that is the case then I wouldn't like to buy anything from them, if a higher up the range model has issues due to likely cost cutting, lower down the range isn't going to be great.


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Had a meh charger and meh batteries that have significantly lost their running time all too quickly(could be the charger I now realise) so in the market. Just not sure which charger now, £70 for a charger is OTT, £30 would have been great. Might just get a Eneloop charger + battery pack.
 
BC700 is really good! Can't fault it but yes, when u get a completly flat accu it wont charge it without getting some juice into it.
Those batteries are usually so dead that even refreshing cycle wont help them so dunno what is the whole fuss about...
 
willhub said:
Are the Uniross smart chargers any good?
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I bought a Maha charger (MH-C401fs) after my Uniross charger cooked the Uniross batteries. The heat shrink on the outside of the batteries actually blistered.

The maha came with 4 Powerex AA batteries and they are very good, I still prefer the Eneloop.

Some of my non-power retaining batteries (previous Uniross etc) that I hadn’t used for some time wouldn't take a charge. The maha, which charges each battery separately, identified many as duds. A quick Google search suggested that some could be revived by placing them overnight in a freezer. I did this and of the dozen or so which wouldn't take a charge eight of them took a charge.

I'm now trying it without success for my laptop battery which won't take a charge.
 
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thread revive :D

Looking at getting 1x8 Sanyo Eneloop Mignon AA 2000 mAh

But chargers are pricey from £22-£29 :o


AccuPower LCD Fast Charger IQ328 for AA / AAA batteries £23

Technoline BL-700 Intelligent AA-AAA battery charger (UK Version) £30


Any recommendations?
 
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The charger is just as important as the cells you use!
Dumb timer based fast chargers are the worst and will destroy your cells in no time.
Look for intelligent Delta-V chargers that use individual charge circuits, also look for chargers that allow low charge currents.
Slowly charging cells over-night in an intelligent Delta-V charger will prolong the life of your cells.

http://www.7dayshop.com/7dayshop-in...yY2gvcmVzdWx0L2luZGV4Lz9xPUFBK0NoYXJnZXIjcD0x

I'd use the above charger to charge 4-cells at a time with an old 500mA 5v phone charger connected to it.
 
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I use eneloop for everything and the low discharge rate is just brilliant.

I use an eneloop charger as well which can independently charge batteries and detect when they are fully charged. Brilliant as well.
 
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