TomBrown
Newly Enlightened
I would appreciate recommendations on AAA NiMH cells for a bunch of Phillips cordless phones. Each takes 2 x AAA cells.
The phones originally came with Phillips brand batteries that performed well for about two years.
After that, I tried the original Eneloops (I think 700mAh rated). They performed modestly for about a year and a half. They didn't have enough power to run the speaker phones unless hot off the charger and even then, only for a few minutes. At the end of a year and a half, the Eneloops were down below half of rated capacity. In every other application, Eneloops perform like rock stars for me so this was odd.
I'm currently using Powerex 1000 mAh cells that have performed well for about a year. When new, they would last 5 days on a charge and run the speaker phone for the first three days without trouble. After a year, they are down to 2 days between charges.
The Powerex were OK so I might just get more of these but I thought I'd solicit recommendations. I have some brand new Eneloop XX cells from Japan but I don't want to abuse them in a phone when far cheaper cells might do just as well and I have no need of LSD.
Thanks in advance.
The phones originally came with Phillips brand batteries that performed well for about two years.
After that, I tried the original Eneloops (I think 700mAh rated). They performed modestly for about a year and a half. They didn't have enough power to run the speaker phones unless hot off the charger and even then, only for a few minutes. At the end of a year and a half, the Eneloops were down below half of rated capacity. In every other application, Eneloops perform like rock stars for me so this was odd.
I'm currently using Powerex 1000 mAh cells that have performed well for about a year. When new, they would last 5 days on a charge and run the speaker phone for the first three days without trouble. After a year, they are down to 2 days between charges.
The Powerex were OK so I might just get more of these but I thought I'd solicit recommendations. I have some brand new Eneloop XX cells from Japan but I don't want to abuse them in a phone when far cheaper cells might do just as well and I have no need of LSD.
Thanks in advance.