1800mah NiMh only 89c or less...

[zmoz]

Thought this was a pretty good deal for you battery hogs. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif 1800mah NiMh batteries...I beleive these are the same as what was in the group buy recently. More you buy the cheaper they are. I got 30 of them a few months ago from this place, ended up to be about 63 cents each...although they never ended up charging me. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
http://www.mcminone.com/NewarkWebCommerce/mcm/en_US/support/catalog/productDetail.jsp?id=58-7740

 

[jtice]

Do I have to have a Duracell charger for them?

I have a "Monster" charger from Circuit City, that charges "Monster" 1800mAh batts.

Will that work on these?

 

[B@rt]

They will work fine. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif As long as you are using NiMH batteries, you're good to go. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Whoa! I just saw their pricing on the Monster batts... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif $19.95 ??? Ouch! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/icon15.gif

 

[jtice]

Yep, there are outradious !!!

Nice , but way too pricy... plus,,,

I have just noticed tonight, that after charged, some are only reading 1.39 Volts. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif Time to buy some of those other batts i think.

 

[Empath]

1.39 volts for NiMH is good. The chemistry won't deliver 1.5 volts.

 

[batterystation]

Yeah, nominal settled cell voltage is 1.2v

 

[jtice]

Oh, really?

OK, thats good to know,,, I was comparing thtem to alkaline's that are usually 1.58 Volts.

Ive heard rechargables still give led lights longer runtimes,, is that true?

 

[zmoz]

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jtice said:
Oh, really?

OK, thats good to know,,, I was comparing thtem to alkaline's that are usually 1.58 Volts.

Ive heard rechargables still give led lights longer runtimes,, is that true?

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Longer than...what? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif I think it is longer than alkaline, and shorter than lithium...but I'm not positive about that.

 

[robk]

Cheap is the key word here. Less than $.89 per cell, and rechargable 1000 times in a quality charger. These are all I use, have about 90 of them. My 4 MiniMags with ZLT or BB400's love them as well as my 2D Mag with 5 watt LS (6 cells) Just keep rotating cells, as they will self-discharge ( I believe 10% per month) I only use Lithium AA's in my glove compartment light, a PT40 with an EverLED.
Rob

 

[jtice]

zmoz....
I meant longer than alkaline... thanks.

robk.....
90! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

 

[zmoz]

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robk said:
Cheap is the key word here. Less than $.89 per cell, and rechargable 1000 times in a quality charger. These are all I use, have about 90 of them. My 4 MiniMags with ZLT or BB400's love them as well as my 2D Mag with 5 watt LS (6 cells) Just keep rotating cells, as they will self-discharge ( I believe 10% per month) I only use Lithium AA's in my glove compartment light, a PT40 with an EverLED.
Rob


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I think the self discharge is actually closer to 5% per day, as I know after a month they are about dead.

 

[Bullzeyebill]

I head a figure of 1% a day for NiMH. NiCd much less. Bill

 

[eluminator]

I've heard NiMH self-discharge about 30% per month. In my experience, NiMH have a little over half capacity after a month, maybe one quarter capacity after two months, and are useless after three months. It depends on the quality of the battery, and how low a voltage you can tolerate.

With light to medium current draw, alkalines have about 30 percent more capacity than NiMH. At high current draw, NiMH deliver more energy than alkaline. At about 1.5 amps from AA cells, NiMH should be somewhat better than alkaline. At very high current draw, like in digital cameras, NiMH have much higher effective capacity. It's due to the much lower internal resistance of the NiMH cells.