SCEMan
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Checked yesterday, none at my local Costco in San Dimas, CA :sigh:
Costco energizer rechargeable
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WalkIntoTheLight
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Costco Canada still sells the Eneloop batteries and kits on-line. So, they don't seem to have given up on them yet, at least not in some places.
ChrisGarrett
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No such luck here in Miami and I live across a lake from my local Costco and was in there 10 days back.
No bother, as genuine Eneloops are easy enough for me to source.
Chris
No bother, as genuine Eneloops are easy enough for me to source.
Chris
Climb14er
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I bought sixty of the Costco Energizer Lithiums, non rechargeable, twenty year shelf life, for thirty bucks. This was a great price! I use these in devices that need a slow discharge, that do not leak, in headlamps, GPS, used outside and on the high peaks in the winter. Solid AA batteries!
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When was this???
Climb14er
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^^^
Four or five months ago or so. Losing track of time during this CV. Bought two-twenty packs, then bought a third a few days later. Too good a deal to pass up.
Four or five months ago or so. Losing track of time during this CV. Bought two-twenty packs, then bought a third a few days later. Too good a deal to pass up.
Is anyone else having issues with the outer wrapping starting to peel off? I just went to change batteries in my headlamp and noticed the wrapping was peeling on a couple of them. Never had that happen on my eneloops. Must be a bad batch of glue.
adamlau
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I just picked up an Energizer Recharge kit (6xAA + 4xAA + four-bay charger) from Costco. Cell wraps all indicate Made in Japan. May pick up another kit being that it is currently on sale for $19.99...
adamlau
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Picked up a second kit. Same as the first (both packages dated 2020). Cells are made in Japan.
How well does the brightness hold up in headlamps? It's really annoying to have get slowly dimmer and then have to decide to switch them out and lose the remaining use of the battery, instead of just recharging to full brightness.
How well does the brightness hold up in headlamps? It's really annoying to have get slowly dimmer and then have to decide to switch them out and lose the remaining use of the battery, instead of just recharging to full brightness.
I'm pretty sure I have seen those for a few months at the Indianapolis Costcos, but the app only shows Duracells (made in China), which I haven't seen in a while. Do they still come with the C and D spacers?
And do you know if the charger will charge all four cells independently? I'm not sure my mom is clueful enough to figure out how to charge three batteries if she ever needs to. (I try to avoid buying things that require three batteries, if I can.)
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adamlau
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7 posts in 11 years...Nice
! No and no idea. I recharge NiMH on a SkyRC MC3000. I would venture to guess that the answer is yes, that the charger is not merely a time-based charger, but I do not know for certain. What I can be certain of is that it is a slow and safe charger meant for anyone to use.I bought some NiMH Energizers recently locally. IIRC, I bought the AA's with the "more expensive" Energizer 4x AA/AAA charger. I've been using them for an occasional worklight and for an undercabinet light. The charger requires charging pairs of batteries at a time. I don't know if this is the one that is being sold at Costco.
Recently, I received a Nitecore smartcharger (UMS4). When I charged the Energizers for the under cabinet light (3xAAA) in the UMS4 one battery was severely drained and the other two were just low. I would previously charge 4, so I would cycle the extra one in and one out everytime I charged the batteries (since I couldn't charge just one battery, or three) on the Energizer charger. I have a feeling that the Energizer charger isn't the best choice for charging although it might be how the light discharges the batteries... I don't know. However, I will be using the Nitecore charger from now on.
