I`d like some help and feedback on my Eneloop website please......

ChibiM

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Hey Guys and Gals.
After a lot of blood sweat and tears I have finally come to the last part of building my website.

Feedback on my website:
If you`d like, please have a look I`d like to receive some feedback on my new website eneloop101.com.(link is external)
It took me probably close to 100 hours from February till today to get this thing up and running. A lot has been going into research to find pictures, pdf files, background info etc. You can`t imagine how long I had to dig for certain PDF files
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And a lot into messing around with Wordpress.....


Help me please:
Although I have been digging around so much and for so long, I still have a few things I couldn`t find.
So I`d like to ask you guys for some help if possible.

  • The first thing that comes to mind is a Picture of a graph that shows that the cycle life of eneloops is calculated to 60% of its capacity. So if after X amount of cycles the capacity has dropped to 60% they call it a day. I have seen this graph with explanation before but can`t find it anywhere. Answered! Thanks!
  • Also, I`d like to know if you would like some questions to be answered about eneloops. Possibly for the FAQ page.
  • Ideas about what pages/info you would like to see added in the future.
  • PDF eneloop catalog 2013-2014 which i can't seem to find.
  • fake eneloops , especially Panasonic branded ones. To show the difference between real and fake.
  • Self Discharge Tests, especially tests longer than 1 year


Facebook:

I opened a facebook page for some discussions and if you like it, please give me a thumbsup on facebook as well: https://www.facebook.com/eneloop101(link is external)
Whether you want to discuss about eneloops, or just hang around and chat away, feel free to drop by!


Coming soon:

A few more pages I am about to post in the next few weeks/months. .

  1. More information on charging and chargers. Especially about chargers like the Opus BC 3100 and SkyRay MC3000 etc.
  2. a page about Rewrapped eneloops (Harmolattice, ikea, amazonbasics, duraloops etc)
  3. Overview of different battery tests from the internet, and possibly adding some of my feedback on those tests.
 
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Superb! Who knew there was so much eneloop stuff out there. Drinks cans, solar chargers, MASSIVE charging station! etc.

Cant help with your graph im afraid, im sure someone will know where to find it.

Thanks for all your work. Whenever I buy new loops im searching around for which model I need, now I'll just go to your site :)

Good work.
 

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Superb! Who knew there was so much eneloop stuff out there. Drinks cans, solar chargers, MASSIVE charging station! etc.

Cant help with your graph im afraid, im sure someone will know where to find it.

Thanks for all your work. Whenever I buy new loops im searching around for which model I need, now I'll just go to your site :)

Good work.

Well it did take me a bit of time to find all that though ;)

Even tonight I found an eneloop T-shirt I had never seen before. Still digging
 

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This is just excellent. An amazing effort and you deserve many kudos.

And from what I can see, objective and an excellent reference,
 

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I like it!!! I thought I was obsessed but you've got more details about batteries than hkj, relatively speaking, since there's technically only one battery on your site. Eneloops forever!!! Maybe someone will throw you some free ones if you post links pointing to the best places to buy them.
 

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Thanks guys. I'm currently working on rewraps. It took me a few hours last night to find pictures and more indepth info on only 2 batteries. So some info I keep rather short because of the research time.
If you guys have any recommendations or questions feel free to ask.
 

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Help me please:
Although I have been digging around so much and for so long, I still have a few things I couldn`t find.
So I`d like to ask you guys for some help if possible.

  • The first thing that comes to mind is a Picture of a graph that shows that the cycle life of eneloops is calculated to 60% of its capacity. So if after X amount of cycles the capacity has dropped to 60% they call it a day. I have seen this graph with explanation before but can`t find it anywhere.

I also remember having seen it. It was a japanese site, and they were refering to jis (Japanese Industrial Standards). Unfortunately I can't fine the site. Almost everything was in japaneese exept for the graph and the reference to JIS.

But I can confirm the 60 percent number, And also add that Jis is a member of the IEC in Switzerland (International Electrotechnical Commission), like many other national industrial standards. Here in Denmark "Danish Standards" are also a member of IEC.

According to IEC standards, cyclelife is also stoped at 60 percent. I once compared JIC and IEC standards for cycle life/endurance test using google translate.
Though it is very difficult to translate japanese with google translate, it can be done if you only translate a couple of words at time. I discovered the cycle life tests were completely the same. Which isn't so strange, since I think one of the purposes of the IEC is to harmonize standards.

Harmonization of JIS with international standards
Japan has stepped up efforts to harmonize JIS with international standards since the World Trade Organization (WTO)/Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) came into force in January 1995.

https://www.jisc.go.jp/eng/jis-act/

As an active memberof ISO since 1952, JISC is a permanent member of the ISO Council and the Technical Management Board (TMB), playing a key role in policy making. In 2016, JISC made 103 new proposals for international standards. JISC joined the IEC in 1953. At the IEC, JISC participates as a permanent member of the Council Board (CB), as well as the Standardization Management Board (SMB) and Conformity Assessment Board (CAB), helping to shape policy.

https://www.jisc.go.jp/eng/iso-iec/index.html

JISC stands for Japanese Industrial Standards Committee, and establishes and maintains the Japanese Industrial Standards.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_Industrial_Standards_Committee

Great work you have done by the way :thumbsup:
 
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That is good to know. I actually thought it was in English. So now I can dig through some Japanese websites. Thanks for the heads up.
If you ever see it again, let me know!

I have never compared the 2 standards, but that could be interesting as well. All I know that from 2015 they used a different standard again for their testing. Shouldnt be a great difference with previous testing standards, but they are used nonetheless.
Thanks for your help.
 

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I hope you have better luck finding it than I had. I have spent about an hour or so surfing the net for the graph or a similar one.
Actually I initially thought I could help you, because I had bookmarked the site with that graph, and haved linked to it a couple of times on CPF. unfortunately, the site seems to be gone now. It was this link below, if it was the same site you remembered having seen.

http://csknowledge.panasonic.co.jp/app/answers/detail/a_id/18109/~/%E5%85%85%E9%9B%BB%E6%B1%A0%E3%81%AE%E3%80%8C%E3%81%8F%E3%82%8A%E8%BF%94%E3%81%97%E4%BD%BF%E3%81%88%E3%82%8B%E5%9B%9E%E6%95%B0%E3%80%8D%E3%81%A8%E3%81%AF%EF%BC%9F-pz18109
 
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Thanks for helping out. I appreciate that.
I have been trying to find a cached page for that, but couldn`t find anything. What I will be trying next is to go through some PDF files I have on my HD to see if there is anything related to that. I think it should be from the time of the 2nd gen eneloop std batteries. Ill update once I find anything.
 

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ChibiM I believe JIS are still using the IEC standards.

Also IEC from time to time change paragraph / section numbers, in which their rules are listed under.

The JIS numbers: 7.4.1.1 (2007) and 7.3.2 (2013) are both suchs paragraphs.
In the IEC 2003 release, the cycle test were also listed under section 7.4.1.1. Just like in the JIS version from 2007 you refer to on your website. Take a look on the link below.


However, also IEC does not lists the cycle test under this section in their new releases anymore. For instance, in the 2011 edition, they had changed the paragraph number for cycle test to 7.5.1.2. And using google translate, I see JIS in their 2013 release you refer to, are still referring to IEC standards (see quote below).
However I haven't compared the rules to each other word by word this time as I once did before, maybe you can/will if you read japanese. If you compare the JIS and IEC version of table 9 section 7.5.1.2, be aware that some of the numbers in the Japanese version are offset, so at first glance the two tables don't look the same, but they really are the same. It took me a little while to figure that out.


Translated from japaneese using google translate (JIS C8708 2013):
"Introduction This standard is a Japanese Industrial Standard created based on IEC 61951-2 issued as the third edition in 2011"

序文 この規格は,2011 年に第 3 版として発行された IEC 61951-2 を基に作成した日本工業規格である
http://kikakurui.com/c8/C8708-2013-01.html

In the quote above I link to the new JIS version 2013 you reffer to on your website. I believe the cycle test is listed under paragraph 7.5.1.2, just as in the new IEC edition. See table 9 paragraph 7.5.1.2 in both the japaneese and english version. As far as I can tell paragraph 7.3.2 is discharge characteristics, not the cycle/endurance test. When I translate from japanese, I get nothing about a cycle test (paragraph 7.3.2 is also listed in the IEC version).
Below are the IEC version.... well not exactly but an identical copy from British Standard (it costs money to buy the official one from IEC).
If you wanna read about it, it is also worth reading section 7.5.1.1, the paragraph just before 7.5.1.2 (and 7.5.1.3 the paragraph right after) as they also deals with the endurance / cycle test.

This British Standard is the UK implementation of EN 61951-2:2011. It is identical to IEC 61951-2:2011. It supersedes BS EN 61951-2:2003 which will be withdrawn on 29th June 2014.
http://www.ptl-global.com/Upload/036BSEN6195122011-16203028481.pdf


EDIT
Just found this. Panasonics website also refer to "test 7.5.1.2" when they refer to how the estimated number of repeated use is based on for eneloop batteries (see quote below).
It is my belief that before 2011, they used the test listed under section 7.4.1.1 (2007), just as you write on your website. But after the release of the new JIS edition, they are using the test listed under section 7.5.1.2.
The reference to 7.3.2 by a EU Panasonic employee for the endurance/cycle test, I think is based on some kind of misunderstanding.

Unless you disagree, that leave us with the question whether there are some differences between section 7.4.1.1 (2007) and 7.5.1.2. (2013)
To this I can say, that about a year or two ago I had that exact conversation with Power ME UP when we discovered the new IEC edition, and compared it to the older one. Back then we had both editions to read, so comparison was easy, and we both agreed the test was the same, just listed under a new paragraph.

Unfortunately to day I only have a copy of the new one (the one I have linked to from British Standard). The old version that I also linked to (7.4.1.1) is unfortunately just a piece of it. But though some info is missing, you can still see that table 9 is the same, which is the most important information after all.


Translated from japaneese using google translate.
"Estimated number of repeated use based on test conditions of JIS C 8708 2013 (7.5.1.2)"

JIS C8708 2013(7.5.1.2)の試験条件に基づく繰り返し使用回数の目安
http://panasonic.jp/battery/charge/p-db/BK-3MCC8GL.html



 
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here one comment/feedback from my part.

Answer A is closest in my opinion also, especially looking at the done tests by several members. Although, new eneloops never come 100% charged, so you'd have to charge them anyway.. So I personally would still call them new, but some people might call them used, as they left the Original sealed package ;)

The underlined text says max capacity, and earlier in answer A you said minimal capacity. I would probably say Min instead of Max at that point if I wanted to be picky :)

Answer B is not correct.
Feel free to add another FAQ which clearly explains what "70%" means and what it doesn't. The distinction between 'capacity', 'max capacity', and 'charge' should be pointed out in order not to leave any room for confusion or speculation. Opinions are welcome, but a dedicated website should etc ;)

Otherwise, never mind. I made my point back then. Long time ago. Have moved on since.
Anyway, the website looks great, congrats!
 

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@Viking; I will look into that another time, maybe tonight. I currently have lunch break so I can only be short.

@Kreisl: where did that comment come from? I'm not sure if this is talking about the 70% charge batteries are shipped with, or 70% charge left after X years? Please let me know. If I made a mistake, I will edit it.
I have to agree that I probably used the word capacity while I had to use the word charge in the past. They can be confusing. I will try to make it more clear and go through my site to double check how I worded things. I will add that to my FAW, thanks for the tip.
 

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I just checked and added the question to the FAQ. The interesting thing is that Panasonic themselves use the 2 terms interchangeably. 70% charge and 70% capacity. Definitely a useful question.
I like this explanation: (from a PDF of web.mit.edu).
State of Charge (SOC)(%) – An expression of the present battery capacity as apercentage of maximum capacity. SOC is generally calculated using current integration todetermine the change in battery capacity over time.
I just dont want to add another terminology. ;)
 
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@Viking:
Phew. I just read everything and checked all your links. Thanks a lot for your help! Really appreciate that.
I`m pretty tired so I hope I won`t say anything strange ;)

I remember searching for the JIS documents a long time ago. I only found a txt document, the Japanese one. I never found an English version (as I thought they were 2 different things), so thanks a lot for the English version of the IEC. It`s now clear to me they use the same testing specs. Do you know by any chance the link of the one that is now offline?
The Japanese 2013 version you linked to says its corresponding with IEC 61951-2-2011. Im curious how much they cost to get. I`ve seen them for sale the time I was searching but can`t remember the price they asked. (edit: I just checked and saw one at webstore IEC for 230usd ouch!)

I personally have the JIS 8708 2007 Japanese tekst version if you`d like to get it, send me a PM please.

So a short conclusion the JIS 8708 2013 refers to the IEC 61951-2:2011
The JIS 8708 2007 refers to the IEC 61951-2:2003....
Now Im awfully tired.. going to bed now :(
 

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Phew. I just read everything and checked all your links. Thanks a lot for your help! Really appreciate that.

You're welcome, I'm only happy to help.

I remember searching for the JIS documents a long time ago. I only found a txt document, the Japanese one. I never found an English version (as I thought they were 2 different things)

I did too for a long time.

Do you know by any chance the link of the one that is now offline?

If you mean the old 2003 IEC release I was about to say no, since the site I had bookmarked no longer works.
But after a long internet search I just found another site with the original 2003 release from IEC. :)
Only annoying thing is it constantly alternates between english and french, so you will have to scroll over the french parts, unless you speak the language. Not a big issue though.

As you can see the 2003 and 2011 IEC editions are completely identical for the cycle/endurance test.
But be aware that every other page is in French, and every other page is in English.
All even pages are in french (page 2,4,6,8 and so on), while all odd pages are in english (page 3,5,7,9 and so on). This is a little confusing and annoying, and mean you have to scroll over the French pages all the time.

The cycle/Endurance test in english starts in the middle of page 31 and ends at the top of page 33 (remember page 32 is on french, so scroll over that page).


http://www.spowerking.com/download_files/201111221434442.pdf


While searching for the old IEC version I also found two old Sanyo Eneloop guide books for 1. and 2. generation eneloop.
It states that also the old tests (7.4.1.1 (2007)) was indeed IEC standards (see page 4 and 11 on the links below the quotes). Now you have documentation for how the old test was done too if you are interested.


eneloop can be recharged 1,000 times, which represents a huge economic advantage
*1: A guide-line for battery life based on IEC61951-2 : 2003 (7.4.1.1)

Can eneloop be charged up to 1,000 times?

This is an estimate based on test results for battery life according to IEC standards (number of times after charging/discharging). The number may vary, however, depending on how the batteries were used. The number of times a battery may be used decreases as battery life draws to an end.

https://www.master-instruments.com.au/files/news/Eneloop Enebook.pdf
(1.generation eneloop, see page 4 and 11)

http://www.energy4people.ru/upload/instr_file1371.pdf
(2. generation eneloop, see page 4 and 11)

I personally have the JIS 8708 2007 Japanese tekst version if you`d like to get it, send me a PM please.

No thank you, only if you find discrepancy between the two versions.
After the quotes from the old Sanyo Eneloop guide book above, I think that also the old JIS version was Identical to IEC, although I haven't checked that edition. But everything indicates it.

So a short conclusion the JIS 8708 2013 refers to the IEC 61951-2:2011
The JIS 8708 2007 refers to the IEC 61951-2:2003....
Now Im awfully tired.. going to bed now :(

Yes exactly :)
 
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