Good Things To Know About Eneloops...

[TorchBoy]

koala, did you catch post 13?

 

[koala]

 

[Illum]

I just ran down 4 freshly opened Eneloop AAA's on my Maha C-9000.

nominal capacity is 800 mAH
mfg date 04/2006 were 571, 576 mAH
mfg date 08/2006 were 628, 637

I just started a 2 day break-in cycle.
I'm impressed.

I have quite a few more AAA and AA to process that are mid 2006 dates.

I didn't know a break-in was required
I have 30 eneloops in circulation and none have been discharged under 40% by ZTS

 

[Black Rose]

I didn't know a break-in was required
I have 30 eneloops in circulation and none have been discharged under 40% by ZTS

The jury is still out on whether it is truly needed.

For all of my Eneloops I did do a break-in simply because I bought them 20+ months after they were manufactured.

For every new rechargeable battery I buy I do a break-in, since most (other than the Eneloops) don't have date codes on them, so it's hard to say how old they really are.

 

[matrixshaman]

I've been a bit out of touch with Eneloops lately but it seems like they all have a 2006 date every time I read something about them Are there any available manufactured with 2008 or other year dates?

 

[Black Rose]

I have some AAs from September 2007 and AAAs from November 2007.

They are from the Costco 6xAA 2xAAA packs.

 

[Uncle Bob]

Self discharge is lower when the temperature is lower but the battery performance is lower as well if you try to use them. With Eneloop being LSD anyway I would just keep them 'cool' - i.e. room temperature.

You could toss them into your wine fridge. Mine is set to 55 degrees.

 

[RocketTomato]

Where is the manufactured date located on the batteries? I bought two packs of AA eneloops and can not seem to find it on either pack.

 

[Black Rose]

Lay the cell on it's side with the positive end to the left.
It's on the side of the cell where the label overlaps itself.

Change the angle of the cell as you look at it, and you'll see some numbers and letters. Might need a flashlight to see them.

 

[Bones]

You could toss them into your wine fridge. Mine is set to 55 degrees.

Brilliant.

I must remember to ask my valet to mention it to my wine steward...