earthmansurfer
Active member
Hey guys, I bought some regular batteries as a backup to my rechargeable pack. The problem with using rechargeables to backup your main rechargeable battery pack is that they lose their charge pretty quickly. That is why regular alkaline are so good - they can sit for years.
Well, enter the Sanyo Eneloop (and a few others). It's one of those new combo rechargeable batteries that will both hold 85% of the charge for over a year and then it very slowly goes down from there. You can buy 8 of them for around 20 bucks in the 2000 MaH range (with 1500 charging cycles, including partially), and for quite a bit more ($50) you can buy a 2500 MaH version (with 500 charging cycles, including partially). You can top it off every couple of months or so just to keep in near full. It's a great way to save the environment and money on batteries. They come pre-charged btw.
Curious - Anyone know how many MaH the AA rechargeables are that come with the V3 pack? I wonder how many hours we'd get with the 2000 MaH Sanyo's.
Good Hunting,
EMS
Well, enter the Sanyo Eneloop (and a few others). It's one of those new combo rechargeable batteries that will both hold 85% of the charge for over a year and then it very slowly goes down from there. You can buy 8 of them for around 20 bucks in the 2000 MaH range (with 1500 charging cycles, including partially), and for quite a bit more ($50) you can buy a 2500 MaH version (with 500 charging cycles, including partially). You can top it off every couple of months or so just to keep in near full. It's a great way to save the environment and money on batteries. They come pre-charged btw.
Curious - Anyone know how many MaH the AA rechargeables are that come with the V3 pack? I wonder how many hours we'd get with the 2000 MaH Sanyo's.
Good Hunting,
EMS