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Need a few sets of rechargeable batteries, AA in particular. AA will be used in camera so it will have pretty heavy demand.
What brand/type should I buy?
What brand/type should I buy?
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AA Batteries & Charger
I have had excellent results over the last 3 years with the combination of a MAHA MH-C204F Charger and their AA bateries. I rotate 12 NiHhd AA batteries (4 at a time) in my Digital Camera and have yet needed to replace any. The charger allows battery conditioning to reduce battery memory. My charger has been replaced with a Worldwide model MH-C204W. You can read a review at http://www.imaging-resource.com/ACCS/C204W/C204WA.HTM .
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Generally in AA size, you have the choice of NiMH or NiCad.
The NiMH are better all-around.
You should also get a "smart" fast charger (~$25-30) that can charge up to 4 batteries individually at the same time, that is, 1, 2, 3, or 4 batteries and have individual lights to indicate bad cells or charge status.
Inexpensive chargers (~$10) will take up to 15 hours to charge a set, smart chargers will charge a set in well under an hour, less if they are partially charged. This is important if you have two sets of cells for example for you camera and tonight decide you want to take your camera with you in the morning. A slow charger will still be charging the first set when you wake up...
I have energizer, ray-o-vac and several off-brands and they all seem to work OK, I generally don't run them all the way down so I don't know which truly last longer, the rated AH seem to be going up I have some old ones rated for 1800 but the latest energizers are rated 2500 mAH; BTW, keep the sets together, don't mix them in use.Last edited by LCHIEN; 08-17-2007, 07:10 PM.
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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This looks like it meets the qualifications you laid out Loring and is the MAHA brand mentioned by elderfrost. Also has home and car adapter which could be useful for my application. What do you guys think of this . .. ?
http://www.amazon.com/MH-C401FS-Scra...7394326&sr=8-4Comment
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Loring in Katy, TX USA
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Thanks again guys!Comment
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I've picked up batteries from http://thomasdistributing.com for years now and I highly recommend them -- especially the MAHA batteries.
Might want to check them out, too. They have just about everything when it comes to batteries...online at http://www.theFrankes.com
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Sanyo Enelope have the advantage that they do not discharge themselves within a few weeks, like standard NiMH cells do. Even after several months they still have most of their charge. If you have a camera that is somewhat frugal on batteries, and you have your standby cells in the bag for a few weeks, it is highly annoying when they are almost discharged when you need them...Comment
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Jeff,
Just my $.02. Consumer Reports (not to be confused with the biased Consumers Digest) did a "Battery Test" a while back. The one thing I remember was that Sanyo came in first in terms of longevity. I couldn't believe it either but now they're all I buy and they've been great.
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