Just a quick surprisingly positive review of some NiMH cells. I finally rep laced some ultramax AAAs from poundland, not very high capacity but they mu st have done about 4000+ charge cycles on 1 - 2hr charge rate. Quite impres sive. Still working, but now taking excess charge time & discharging a fair bit overnight.
NT
At least 11 years old even if charged every single day, so I doubt if the same type are available to buy now, therefore they've served you well, but the information is not particularly useful for anyone looking to buy some rechargeables?
I think I detect another "diki-wiki" entry coming soon ;>)
Jim K
More like 5 years. In a Poundish-type shop there were some LSD NiMH cells, but the AA were about 800mAh and the AAA were about 300mAh, so obviously made to a price and useless. Aldidl's offerings seem to be good.
4000 / 365 = 10.9 years, use your own value for "+". If I had an application that required such frequent** charging I'd be using the best batteries I could find, not cheapos from Poundland.
Pretty much.
Yep, I bought a couple of packs first time I noticed them selling LSD NiMH and then bought a boatload the next time they had them, enough to pension-off all my non-LSD ones.
** Not that the O/P said they were being charged daily, but if they were only being charged weekly they'd have lasted 76 years, which I somehow doubt.
Ouch! - why was I 'thinking' in hours?
Yes - Eneloops as first choice for e,g, a camera.
Same here, along with the charger. Seems that the cells spec. a charging time of 7h (AAA) at 190mA and the charger sold alongside boasts of its speed! I've not seen a charger under about 30 quid that could be set to meet that spec.
er, yes.
Meh, I wasnt thinking right there. About 1.5 years at 3-4 charge cycles a day is about 1900 cycles. Theyre still on sale in poundland.
NT
/ Meh, I wasnt thinking right there. About 1.5 years at 3-4 charge cycles a day is about 1900 cycles. Theyre still on sale in poundland./q
/So, old boy, what application is this that needs rechargeable batteries recharging 3-4 times a day for ~2 years??
Shurely a wall wart type power supply might be a better option?
Or how about simply bigger batteries?
;-)
Jim K
just correcting a mistake
cordless phones
lol
NT
Do they actually get full cycles, or just topups?
Indeed. Or is it just imaginary...3-4 times A DAY ?? He can't be that popular shurely? ;-)
Jim K
both, equating to about 3-4 cycles a day. That's why I said 3-4 cycles a day.
NT
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