fishhead41h
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Hello,does anybody where the best place to buy Eneloop AA batteries?? Thanks John
Good place to buy Eneloop AA Batteries
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dig-it
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Got mine at hh gregg.
Handlobraesing
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If you really want them now, you can get a four pack for $15 at Circuit City. It's not just eneloops they charge too much for. Energizer 4 pack is the same price at CC too.
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How about in Oz - any ideas anyone?
Flying Turtle
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Ritz Camera has the Eneloop AA four packs for $11.99 or $12.99.
Geoff
Geoff
Effulgence
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Are Eneloops better than the Rayovac Hybrids? I saw the Hybrids at Target for $9.99 or so, also had a charger too. (No more mag clearance at mine) 
I bought a 2x AA Eneloop pack at http://www.onlineshop.com.sg for $8.80, but international shipping was just $3.45. (I haven't received it yet - it might take up to two weeks).
light_emitting_dude
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Got a 4 pack of AA's at HHGregg in store on sale for $7.99!
Canuke
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Fry's is a bit high at $14.99, but they now have eight-packs for $21.99 as well (working from memory, seen 2 weeks ago in Oxnard CA).
AnalogDog
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I got mine at Thomas Distributing www.thomasdistributing.com and they were 11.97 for 4 with the TD plastic case that I love. I never thought of looking at Circuit City, but I will.
Recently got burned by buying 4 AAAs at CompUSA at a close out sale of 8.99, and they are only 50% chargeable after a C9000 39 hour set up charge.
Rob
Recently got burned by buying 4 AAAs at CompUSA at a close out sale of 8.99, and they are only 50% chargeable after a C9000 39 hour set up charge.
Rob
I was reading on slickdeals.net that CC clearanced them out. 8 packs for $6.59 or so. I'm going by ours tomorrow to see if they have any left.
BrokenR1,
I picked up 5-8 packs of AA Eneloops at Circuit City 2 weeks ago for $6.57 each. May help to call around and ask if this item is in stock and for how much: TOCGESHR3UTG8BP. It's the 8 pack for $6.57 and is the number I used for them to look up in inventory so I wouldn't waste a trip...
I picked up 5-8 packs of AA Eneloops at Circuit City 2 weeks ago for $6.57 each. May help to call around and ask if this item is in stock and for how much: TOCGESHR3UTG8BP. It's the 8 pack for $6.57 and is the number I used for them to look up in inventory so I wouldn't waste a trip...
Not strictly from Australia but a good deal anyway.
$30.34 SANYO Eneloop 2000mAh Ni-MH Rechargeable AA Batteries (8-Pack)
Norm
Thanks but I think the item number just confused them more. I had to ask for make/model etc. One store only has a 4 pack for like $16 and another didn't have any and sounded like they never heard of them and the last said they didn't have any either and must have sold all of them.
Best place I've found them is http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDetail.do?oid=159046 but limit you to 5-4 packs for a per battery of just under $2.20 each.
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Did you first discharge them before doing the break-in?
The C9000 break-in first charges at 0.1C for 16 hours. That will overcharge a battery that is already charged. Overcharging will greatly diminish a battery's capacity.
When I get a new Eneloop battery, I first discharge it on my C9000, then charge it, then repeat. The initial discharge shows about 75% of rated capacity. A subsequent charge then discharge shows a little over 100% capacity.
Mr Happy
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This is not quite right. The 0.1C conditioning charge will not harm an NiMH cell even if it is fully charged to start with. The cell chemistry is designed to handle this low level of overcharge almost indefinitely. There are shuttle reactions that pass the current through the cell without causing an overpressure inside it or overheating it, and without causing any harm to the electrodes. I recall seeing a manufacturer's data sheet for one cell that says their call can handle a 0.1C charge for a year without damage.
Now prolonged charging at 0.1C will contribute to normal wear on the cell and will count towards reducing its cycle life, so conditioning charges should not be applied more often than necessary, but one or two or three conditioning charges on a new battery will not damage it unless it was already defective to begin with.
I think the danger with buying old stock Eneloops is you don't know how they have been stored and handled before you get them. They might have been subjected to extreme temperature cycles in warehousing and transport, and they may have been dropped by careless stockers. I have found some of my Circuit City bargain Eneloops from 2006 do not perform quite as well as freshly manufactured ones might. This is sometimes the price you pay for a bargain.
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