So with the recent Eneloop deal, I managed to score 4x8 of them for $51. Previously had 8.
I've been using this until now: http://www.dx.com/p/4-x-aa-battery-case-holder-3-pack-3558
But with 40 of them, that's going to be a pain.
Any suggestions?
How do you store your Eneloops?
murkywater on 26/09/2014 - 12:49
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In the original packing after open.
Tin box after eating the moon cakes!
Mainly in broken toys
If you have an open mind, and don't mind thinking out of the box, what I use is an ammunition box, holds 50 and keeps them separate so they have no chance of accidentally shorting out.
example:
http://abraindump.com/blog/2013/04/19/bulk-storage-of-aa-and…You can get them on eBay, but the shipping is what hurts. If there is a local hunting store near you go in, every one I've been in have always been really friendly and just explain what you need they'll sort you out.
Until I followed the link I imagined something like this:
http://m14forum.com/ammunition/131478-unammo-has-lake-city-m…Haha.. with all the DSE eneloop sales we'll probably need one of those to store all of the boxes I linked to!
Thanks! Will see if i can find any locally.
No worries, just take some with you. If they don't have the boxes mentioned in the link (the WSSM / 500 S&W size might be a bit odd for our country) just put the batteries in the box and turn it upside down to make sure they don't fall out. You'll understand what I mean if you do try it out :)
These all look similar to the ammo box, not really sure if $6 delivered is a reasonable price or not.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/121398812908
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/191271363872
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/131256278768
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261546816907
I store mine at Dick Smith and buy new ones when they go flat.
Not sure if trolling or just not smart
Using battery cases from eBay ($1 each) have two different colour of these cases. One for charged battery and the other one the battery which need to be charge.
Were you trying to replace your car battery with Eneloops? :P
Make sure they're fully charged when you store them and try to keep them in pairs so you don't start mixing ones that have had more use with ones that have had little use. I used to put letters or numbers on pairs with a sharpie. And store them in anything that's not metal.
And store them in anything that's not metal.
…crap (refer to post above).
Why is everyone fussed about finding fancy cases worth as much as the battery to store them in, so expensive GG
Any cardboard box is fine, and just lay and stack them neatly parallel to each other; I don't see how they could short each other out unless you've peeled/scratched off the plastic insulation around the cell. On that note, if you used a moon cake box as suggested above, you'd have a far higher chance of shorting them.Even buying over 1000 batteries directly shipped overseas from Panasonic, they were just stored in cardboard boxes, and these are cells that are like $9 each (NCR18650Bs).
And the optimum charge level for long term storage of Li-ion batteries is definitely NOT 100%, but around 40-50% capacity.
I ended up with this beauty: http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Fischer-Plastic-Products-10-Compa…
Cost me $10 due to Australia's expensive shipping, but worth it! https://s3.amazonaws.com/pushbullet-uploads/udoEE-93ouJlld0R…
It seems like it was made to hold AA and AAAs. It can hold either 4xAA or 9xAAA in each compartment. There are also bigger containers for people who need more, but this is perfect for me.
In the original package unopened as I'm yet to have a use for them…
They were cheap okay, I had an OzBargainer natural reaction!
On a more serious note, I'd be careful while opening the package and store them back in there as needed?
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Ended up doing as stated above. After removing the batteries from package and removing excess cardboard, I placed the plastic in hot (not boiling) water for a few minutes before removing any remaining cardboard. I then folded over the bottom of the plastic and super glued it in that position to create a little lip which the batteries slip under when placed back in the container. Works great so far, holds them in place. Wouldn't want to shake them around too much while upside down, but for simply storage it'd get the job done.
in a box