been using eneloops, which are fine for high drain usage (xbox controllers) but a hassle for low drain usage due to it draining over time and having to regularly recharge them.
Has anyone tried lithium ion AA batteries? theoretically they should hold their charge alot better than the NiMH rechargeables.
Can i use a regular NiMh recharger?
An example is here:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4pcs-KENTLI-1-5v-2800mWh-recharge…
A lion charger works differently to an nimh charger. Using one in the other would probably result in fireworks.
Ok any recommendations for a lithium ion aa and AAA charger?
Not off the top of my head, but on a low drain device, why not use alkaline? They're cheap and for how often you change tv remote batteries, li-ion will probably never pay back….. Unless you raid your remote batteries for something else perhaps? ;)
Xtar VC4 Does NiMh & Li-ion. I have one and it is pretty great. $41.81AUD at the moment.
Any updates on this? Has anyone had good or bad experiences with lithium ion aa or aaa batteries? eg. Kentli brand
Eneloops should retain 80% capacity after 3 years. So self discharge shouldn't really be an issue. Maybe you got fakes
Those rechargable Lithium AAs you linked has about 25% less capacity than Eneloops (the 2800mah rating is a lie). And they're weird for other reasons as well.
Looking at the ebay page looks like they require a special charger, charging voltage is 4.2V. Charge voltage for nimh or nicad is 1.4v to 1.6v.
Can't see the advantage in these lithium batteries (yet)
These are very stable and work well at low (<2 A) loads, but require a propriety charger and are low capacity. Your zinc primary batteries have higher mAh.
require a propriety charger
A charger that has acceptable morals? :)
I bought Eneloop Pro on http://zrealizujkupon.pl/shops/saturnpl for $17. Previously, I used Kentli cells which costs about $40.
yes i always use them!
what you need to know is the capacity is less but the voltage is more reason being they are made to draw higher current not give out longer run times on normal devices the watts per hour would be similar between a lithium ion and a eneloop. also not all decives can run at such high voltages 2 eneloops will = around 3 volts fully charged
2 lithium ion (14500) will = 8.4 volts fully charged
1.5v vs 1.2v. I would think no. similar to zinc rechargeable