La Crosse BC-900 capacity test charge on Rayovac NIMH test results

[LightWalker]

I picked up some Rayovac NIMHs at Walmart lastnight and did a capacity test charge on my BC-900. These are the green packaged ones that have no indication of capacity at all. I got four AA for $5.97. My test result readings were:
mah: 1268-1373-1372-1387
voltage: 140-141-141-146
So I guess the capacity is 1400, maybe not such a good deal.

 

[Black Rose]

So I guess the capacity is 1400, maybe not such a good deal.

Similar numbers to what I got with mine.

Since the did not have any capacity on the label, I assumed they were 2000 mAh cells when I bought them earlier this year. When I got low numbers on my C9000 I contacted Rayovac.

They told me that the Green/Black/Chrome labelled AA NiMh cells were 1400 mAh cells.

 

[Lynx_Arc]

set some aside for a month and see how fast they self discharge... could be they hold a charge a lot better than the other batteries. I use generic 1600s on stuff around here like a small keyboard vacuum and a fabric shaver and don't have to charge them but once every few months.

 

[Black Rose]

I had these particular cells in Wii remotes for awhile (before I discovered LSD cells) and they lasted close to a month in them.

Now they just sit in my battery storage container. I think I'll try a self discharge test on them and see how they do.

 

[LightWalker]

Similar numbers to what I got with mine.

Since the did not have any capacity on the label, I assumed they were 2000 mAh cells when I bought them earlier this year. When I got low numbers on my C9000 I contacted Rayovac.

They told me that the Green/Black/Chrome labelled AA NiMh cells were 1400 mAh cells.

I got these for a radio so I think they will do alright for that or a remote but I would not want to use them for a flaslight/torch or camera or anything high draining like that. The package says they last 3X longer than alkaline, maybe they mean their Rayovac alkaline.

 

[MorePower]

I got these for a radio so I think they will do alright for that or a remote but I would not want to use them for a flaslight/torch or camera or anything high draining like that. The package says they last 3X longer than alkaline, maybe they mean their Rayovac alkaline.

3X longer refers to the number of shots in the ANSI standard digital camera test. I believe Rayovac alkaline AA cells currently lead the market in performance on that particular test (vs Duracell and Energizer standard alkaline), so the "" is unwarranted.