what rechargable to buy nimh or li ion

[foxracer72]

ok, im looking to buy my first rechargeable batteries and a good smart charger, but cant decide between nimh or li-ion. ive read allot on both and am leaning tword li-ion because they dont loose there charge when being stored. also can anyone advise me on a good charger, i use 123s, AA, AAA and plan on getting something that uses 18650, so i guess ill have to buy a charger for each of those different sizes? any help would be appreciated................................oh ya should i buy a tester? p.s alot of people here suggest aw brand rechargeables and only see them in li-ion do thy make nimh? ...............man i think i asked too many questions

 

[5teve]

you didnt read about eneloops then? and kodak precharge, gp recyko, powerex imedion etc etc etc

they dont lose much charge while sitting around!

as for a charger for AAA and AA's most people seem to recommend the Maha MH-C9000

try searching for the eneloops etc lots of info..

Thanks

Steve

 

[spencer]

If you are using AA, AAA, etc. you cannot use li-ion because the voltage is 3x higher than Nimh. Look for LSD (low self discharge) nimh cells and there will be little discharge compared to normal nimh.

 

[Oddjob]

You need to know what voltages your lights can handle. 14500's are the equivalent size of AA's but as spencer pointed out Li-ons are much higher voltages. If you were to put 2 14500's (8 volts) in a light that takes 2 AA's (3 volts) you will fry your emitter if it is not designed to take the higher voltage. Low self discharge nimh like eneloops are a good choice as 5teve pointed out. Using Li-ons requires more care than nimh. A good charger and multimeter are necessities IMO for their safe use. Check out the battery section and welcome mat for some good info.

 

[foxracer72]

ok so i guess i dont know as much as i though i did, ill do more research . i wonder how long it well take me to learn all about batteries , maybe ill get some this decade :laughing: , then the charger, then the tester. :working:

 

[mdocod]

Might help us make recommendations if you mention what devices the batteries are intended to go in. Different devices are better suited to different types of batteries.

Eric

 

[foxracer72]

ok they would be for my novatac 120p, lummi raw al, zebralight h30, fenix e01, fenix tk10,fenix L1t,ark AAA, future purcaces if i can find raidfire spear, Tiablo a9. and ive only been on cpf for a couple months :twothumbs