Recommend me some good AA rechargable batteries

Robzere31

Robzere31

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Looking for some good AA rechargable batteries.

Ones I currently have are about 10 years old & have pretty much had it, not holding a charge for long if unused, or going flat quite quickly.

I've looked at the usual suspects, I.E Energizer, Duracell etc but just wondered if there are any better out there I may have missed.
 
Been giving the Recyko+ Pros a whirl lately - initial impressions are positive but not enough experience to know how they stack up long term.
 
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Turnigy Rechargeable Battery AA 2550mAh NiMH

They are low discharge units and available at £1.54 a cell from hobbyking UK warehouse. I have used these a lot over the last 3/4 years, and have capacity tested a few due to people claiming they were too cheap. They were all proven to be ABOVE rated capacity.

Everywhere I have looked Eneloops are far more expensive, and when close they are lower capacity.
 
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Both.

The black ones are normal capacity (like white eneloops) and the silver ones are high capacity (like eneloop pros). The high capacity ones, like their eneloop pro equivalents, don't hold their charge as well or have as high a cycle life as the normal capacity versions.

Neither of the Amazon basics batteries perform as well as their eneloop equivalents, but it's close and they are ofc cheaper.
 
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Malt_Vinegar said:
Turnigy Rechargeable Battery AA 2550mAh NiMH

They are low discharge units and available at £1.54 a cell from hobbyking UK warehouse. I have used these a lot over the last 3/4 years, and have capacity tested a few due to people claiming they were too cheap. They were all proven to be ABOVE rated capacity.

Everywhere I have looked Eneloops are far more expensive, and when close they are lower capacity.
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When I tested them their capacity did match up as did the LSD (just slightly worse than eneloop pros), however their cycle life appears to be poor. 10 cycles through powerful flashlight and the are showing signs of fatigue, about 3 times that of my eneloops. Their voltage curve is also worse than the eneloops. I'd say they're good for low drain devices only.
 
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