battery power

[budsmith]

I power my quattro with the new nimh rechargable batteries....The last time I took the batteries out to get recharged I noticed that on the battery container it says to use 1.5 volt batteries.,,but I also notice that the nimh battery is 1.2 volt....at eight batterys times .3 volts that comes up to 2.4 volts short...(am I making sense?)...Anyway is there a problem in running the Q on those batteries??? What kind of battery do you use and why???? Bud

 

[John (Australia)]

Hello Bud, I don't think there are any problems using the rechargables but the Sanyo Eneloop brand would be my choice, they are rated at 1.2v, 2000mha, I use these in my other detector. The beauty of them is that they only loose a fraction of their charge in storgage, great for digital cameras too.
John

 

[mpostma]

Hey Bud,
I use energizer and Duracell rechargables in mine. The Energizers seem to hold a little better charge, but both work just fine. The only thing is on your battery indicator on the screen it will only show full charge for a few minutes and then will go to two bars. It will stay at two bars for a very long time.

HH
Mark

 

[budsmith]

Thanks for reply...I do use enegizer batterys (2500) but the question is ....does it change the operative effectiveness by having less voltage than with the standard batteries...I say I can"t tell any difference in the operation of the Q but just throwing this question out there....Bud

 

[mpostma]

Well... I am finding coins down to 12", and in one case nearly 14". Found 6 silver coins last weekend. I am using all 1.2volt rechargeable batteries. I would say if the batter meter is showing a charge the machine is running fine. If you have ever gotten a low battery shut down you know what I mean. The Quattro will definitely tell you if there isn't enough juice to make the machine run.

Good Luck,
Mark