dchengmd Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 FYI, if anyone lives near a Fry's Electronics, Lenmar 2300mAh NiMH AA batteries are now available. I have 2 running in my 60CS and I'm still getting 3 bars after about 10 hours of use. Quote Link to comment
+EtrexRose Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 How much, thats really all that matters Quote Link to comment
dchengmd Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 They sell for $12.99 for a 4-pack, but they go on sale for $9.99 occasionally. You can also buy a 1-hour quick charger with 4 batteries for $34. Quote Link to comment
+Cadence Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 For those that don't live near a Fry's - Thomas Distributing is my choice for places to buy batteries. Get a really good charger, one that keeps the batteries cool while charging. Your battery life will be improved immensely! There are other batteries on that web page, and much more in the way of toys. I am not affiliated with them nor benefitting from this plug, they have just been really easy to work with and very prompt shippers. OddTodd Quote Link to comment
+Lone Duck Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Get a really good charger, one that keeps the batteries cool while charging. Your battery life will be improved immensely! Not entirely true. Batteries are pretty good at taking the heat. http://www.greenbatteries.com/documents/Ba...apid%20charging Read the rest of that FAQ and then check out some of the other links there to see what they have to say about batteries and recharging. Oh yeah, they sell batteries there too. Quote Link to comment
dchengmd Posted March 31, 2004 Author Share Posted March 31, 2004 Just as an aside, the Lenmar 1-hour quick charger I mentioned above has a built-in cooling fan that keeps both the charging unit as well as the batteries cool during charging. It may or may not improve the life of the batteries, but just in case. Quote Link to comment
+NimravusHSSR Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Heat kills batteries. I have ruined some batteries due to overheating during charging. And the cheapy chargers can overcharge when "fast" charging. reducing capacity. For most however, a 20% reduction in capacity won't be noticed thinking it's just normal. And batteries do not just die after 1000 recharges. The capacity slowly decreases over time and at about 1000 charges, it could be as low as 60%. Using a cheapy charger or letting the batteries heat up during charge greatly affects this. Quote Link to comment
+NattyBooshka Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 Tesco over here in the UK are selling 4 packs of Energizer AA 2100mAh NiMH's for less than 2 pounds.... still can't find 2300's for less than 10 pounds for 4. Quote Link to comment
+pecka Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 buy an Ansmann charger, I've the PowerLine 4 and it comes with prongs for most of the countries you may travel to. Ansmann is probably the best brand in the charger business - well at least from my experience Quote Link to comment
peter Posted April 1, 2004 Share Posted April 1, 2004 A few weeks ago I bought an 8-pack of Energizer 2300 mA-hr NiMH AA cells at WalMart for $17.99. This was at the Pleasanton, Calif. store - don't know if all their stores carry them. Quote Link to comment
+Lone Duck Posted April 2, 2004 Share Posted April 2, 2004 I guess I'll be heading for Walmart then. I need some more AA rechargables and that would fit the bill. My 3 year old 1700 mAh batteries (charged on a one hour charger) are still going strong but I need more for more devices! Quote Link to comment
Overland1 Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 I just bought an 8-pack of those last evening at Wally's - still 17 dollars and change - and tried them in the Vista. They are very slightly longer than the 1800's, but not enough to be a problem. Between the GPS and the digital camera (also uses two AA cells), I have enough for a pair of spares. The old ones (Ray-O-Vac and Energizer, bought 2 years and 1 year ago, respectively) will be used elsewhere around the house, while the higher capacity batteries will be a bit of an improvement. Quote Link to comment
+Tahoe Skier5000 Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 FYI, if anyone lives near a Fry's Electronics, Lenmar 2300mAh NiMH AA batteries are now available. I have 2 running in my 60CS and I'm still getting 3 bars after about 10 hours of use. Very cool! I just bought some batteries today at Tar-jey, the Rayovac 2-3 hour NIMH charger. $14.99 and it came with two 1800mah batteries. I guess it's a smart charger too, it switches to trickle automatically when they are done. Quote Link to comment
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