ChrisGarrett
Flashlight Enthusiast
Alrighty then. Never let it be said that I don't take one for the team.
This is the second 8-pack of Eneloop Gen. 2 GLITTER 5th Anniversary AAs that I got off of WOOT, a few years back, dated 9/2012 on both the pack itself and the batteries.
I did the first 8 battery set here, after 38 months of sitting in their sealed blister packs:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...oop-5th-Anniversary-GLITTER-AAs-38-month-test
So basically September 2012-September 2017. Five years, or ~60 months, depending on how you want to nit-pick things.
Meat and potatoes:
I didn't mark up the first 8, since I was going to flip the second set for future retirement purposes. I then marked the second set when I realized that I wasn't going to be able to afford that new McLaren. I discharged/'broke-in' these batteries on my Maha C9000 in the same order as the first batch and at the same settings--300mA discharge/1900mAh break-in capacity value.
DMM is a 10+ year old Rat Shack 22-805 jobbie, same as before.
Here's the format:
Out of pack voltage rounded down, if bouncing between two values. Remaining discharge capacity at a 300mA discharge rate. I.R. reading on the Maha C9000 right before 'break-in' commences. Final Maha break-in number based on a 1900mAh capacity value.
Blue: 1.285v, 1127mAh, (1.49v), 1977mAh
Silver: 1.284v, 1148mAh, (1.46v), 1961mAh
Black: 1.285v, 1125mAh, (1.43v), 1953mAh
Green: 1.285v, 1129mAh, (1.48v), 1955mAh
Yellow: 1.285v, 1136mAh, (1.46v), 1960mAh
Orange: 1.285v, 1132mAh, (1.46v), 1955mAh
Pink: 1.284v, 1129mAh, (1.45v), 1937mAh
Purple: 1.285v, 1129mAh, (1.45v), 1943mAh
As you can see, based on a typical capacity of 1950mAh for Eneloop Gen. 2s, as an average, there's almost 60% left in capacity, at least based on a 300mA discharge rate.
They're also very consistent out of the pack.
Anyhow...
Chris
This is the second 8-pack of Eneloop Gen. 2 GLITTER 5th Anniversary AAs that I got off of WOOT, a few years back, dated 9/2012 on both the pack itself and the batteries.
I did the first 8 battery set here, after 38 months of sitting in their sealed blister packs:
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb...oop-5th-Anniversary-GLITTER-AAs-38-month-test
So basically September 2012-September 2017. Five years, or ~60 months, depending on how you want to nit-pick things.
Meat and potatoes:
I didn't mark up the first 8, since I was going to flip the second set for future retirement purposes. I then marked the second set when I realized that I wasn't going to be able to afford that new McLaren. I discharged/'broke-in' these batteries on my Maha C9000 in the same order as the first batch and at the same settings--300mA discharge/1900mAh break-in capacity value.
DMM is a 10+ year old Rat Shack 22-805 jobbie, same as before.
Here's the format:
Out of pack voltage rounded down, if bouncing between two values. Remaining discharge capacity at a 300mA discharge rate. I.R. reading on the Maha C9000 right before 'break-in' commences. Final Maha break-in number based on a 1900mAh capacity value.
Blue: 1.285v, 1127mAh, (1.49v), 1977mAh
Silver: 1.284v, 1148mAh, (1.46v), 1961mAh
Black: 1.285v, 1125mAh, (1.43v), 1953mAh
Green: 1.285v, 1129mAh, (1.48v), 1955mAh
Yellow: 1.285v, 1136mAh, (1.46v), 1960mAh
Orange: 1.285v, 1132mAh, (1.46v), 1955mAh
Pink: 1.284v, 1129mAh, (1.45v), 1937mAh
Purple: 1.285v, 1129mAh, (1.45v), 1943mAh
As you can see, based on a typical capacity of 1950mAh for Eneloop Gen. 2s, as an average, there's almost 60% left in capacity, at least based on a 300mA discharge rate.
They're also very consistent out of the pack.
Anyhow...
Chris
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