LetThereBeLight!
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Back I guess in March or April I ordered AA and AAA Amazon Rechargeables from Amazon (described as fully precharged) and this was based on what seemed to be a very credible review from an engineer with many reviews of electronic products who assessed and tested them and concluded they were rewrapped Eneloops.
I already own some Eneloops so I thought I'd verify the claim and I needed more rechargeables.
Well, on Thursday I finally broke them out of the plastic and was "surprised" to see that none of them had much more than 3-5% charge according to my new Xtar VC-2Plus charger!
So I fully charged each and tested an AA in a battery driven clock I own after its Eneloop ran its course and its Amazon replacement lasted barely a third of the time of the Eneloop!
First question: does anyone really believe these are rebranded/rewrapped Eneloops?
(No, I do not plan to reorder the Amazon Basics.)
Second, has anyone used or gotten better results from rechargeable Amazon Basics?
Lastly, I plan on ordering more Eneloops but am hesitant to order the Eneloop Pros and the reason is actually silly: I really prefer the white/blue color of the earlier generation!
So when there is a power outage, will using the Eneloop Pros in some of my lights requiring AAs or AAAs produce a statistically significant difference?
Thank you in advance to all follow-up posters.
I already own some Eneloops so I thought I'd verify the claim and I needed more rechargeables.
Well, on Thursday I finally broke them out of the plastic and was "surprised" to see that none of them had much more than 3-5% charge according to my new Xtar VC-2Plus charger!
So I fully charged each and tested an AA in a battery driven clock I own after its Eneloop ran its course and its Amazon replacement lasted barely a third of the time of the Eneloop!
First question: does anyone really believe these are rebranded/rewrapped Eneloops?
(No, I do not plan to reorder the Amazon Basics.)
Second, has anyone used or gotten better results from rechargeable Amazon Basics?
Lastly, I plan on ordering more Eneloops but am hesitant to order the Eneloop Pros and the reason is actually silly: I really prefer the white/blue color of the earlier generation!
So when there is a power outage, will using the Eneloop Pros in some of my lights requiring AAs or AAAs produce a statistically significant difference?
Thank you in advance to all follow-up posters.