What is the real battery life of this? Does it work well with rechargable NiMH batteries?
2077117
Batterylife is good. I use my scale for four month now. I check my weight once a day. Remaining battery is 87%.
2077118
Batterylife is good. I use my scale for four month now. I check my weight once a day.Remaining battery is 87%.
2077119
I have not had any battery problems.Check directly with Withings,quite helpful.Will respond to your question in 24-36 hours.
2077120
i don't know exactly but it seems like we changed the battery after a year or so. don't think we tried rechargeable.
633481
You're charging it wrong. Let the battery run out completely before recharging it. NiMH batteries act just like NiCd batteries in that they like to be discharged, then charged.
1411178
I sold this to one of the guys I work with some time ago. If I remember correctly a set of 2400mhr rechargeable batteries lasted about 8 hrs. it was about the same w/ the Harbor Freight cheapies.
1503358
It requires an AAA size battery. It does not have built-in provision for recharging its battery. However, I found that I can use a rechargeable NiMH battery and then use an external charger just fine. The lower standard NiMH cell voltage is not a problem.
919918
Good idea, but NO unfortunately. The one plus is that it is a lithium battery, which is lighter, and according to the Remington packaging I am looking at, "Up to 3x longer life than NIMH rechargeable battery".
70343
I will work with some NIMH batteries but it is designed and works much better with Lipo batteries.
929068
I use rechargeable NiMH batteries. A set of fully charged NiMH batteries lasts more than 3 months but I don't use the screwdriver everyday. There are days when I use the screwdriver for more than 4 hours and some days when I don't use it at all.
221142
With my MB-D200 I carry the charged EN-EL3e as a spare and 6, 12 or more rechargeables (depending the assignment) These are 2500 - 2900 mA NiMH and generally last more or less as long as the proprietary battery. I have not seen much performance difference between expensive and cheap ones, but I guess the cheap ones will just die sooner (well, maybe not...) In the case of the MB-D10 of course, you would have to pack multiples of 8. Anyway, I always carry a box full of charged NiMH's, because I have to "feed" the flashes as well.
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Any charger as far as I know that says it charges NiMH Batteries. I have used about 4 different charges for them and other rechargeable batteries and if the specified NiMH all was good! Anybody that does not use rechargeable batteries now a days is crazy! One thing to look at is the mah rating for the battery, for triple A batteries I use 1000mah or above and double A batteries about 2600mah or higher.
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I used the 8 AA cell holder. When I tried rechargeable NiMH cells the motor seemed a bit slow, but all other functions seemed OK. I'd recommend the powerpole option, along with putting a 6-cell and 4-cell AA pack together in series to get to 12.5V, though this will require some soldering and trips to Radio Shack or an online electronics outlet like Jameco or Goldmine electronics.
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I have not tried using rechargeable batteries for this but some user manuals will tell you not to use them even though i'll use them anyhow and they work fine. Alkaline batteries are generally at or around 1.2v at 50% while rechargeable NiMH's hold steady at 1.2 volts. It might also be that this manual was meant for the NiMH batteries that you have to recharge no matter what every couple of months or so due to the heavy drain those batteries get. LSD batteries like the Eneloops might work fine, but whether this device will handle the 1.2 volts/rechargeable batteries is really up to whether you give it a shot and see for yourself. I have not tried using rechargeable batteries for this but some user manuals will tell you not to use them even though i'll use them anyhow and they work fine. Alkaline batteries are generally at or around 1.2v at 50% while rechargeable NiMH's hold steady at 1.2 volts. It might also be that this manual was meant for the NiMH batteries that you have to recharge no matter what every couple of months or so due to the heavy drain those batteries get. LSD batteries like the Eneloops might work fine, but whether this device will handle the 1.2 volts/rechargeable batteries is really up to whether... » Read More I have not tried using rechargeable batteries for this but some user manuals will tell you not to use them even though i'll use them anyhow and they work fine. Alkaline batteries are generally at or around 1.2v at 50% while rechargeable NiMH's hold steady at 1.2 volts. It might also be that this manual was meant for the NiMH batteries that you have to recharge no matter what every couple of months or so due to the heavy drain those batteries get. LSD batteries like the Eneloops might work fine, but whether this device will handle the 1.2 volts/rechargeable batteries is really up to whether you give it a shot and see for yourself. « Show Less
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They last quite a long time, actually. I use NiMH rechargeables, and it's usually several months between recharges.
580015
It uses 2-AA batteries. I use the NiMH rechargeable but regular AA work also. Using the menu, you select the type of AA battery you are using.
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Disposable alkaline AAA cells have higher rated capacity than rechargeable NiMH cells on paper: 1200mAh vs. 800mAh. However this is only true when delivering a small load current of around 25mA. So for light-load appliances such as TV remote or wireless mouse, disposable last longer. But for heavy-load appliances such as flashlight or Zhu Zhu pet, rechargeable last longer.
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Guess I cant really answer that question. I put 6 D rechargables in it and have several fishing trips in with and it still has'nt used up the batteries, so its a long time. I would say I have over 24 hours of use on them and still going strong.
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That is a nimh battery and what you get in the kit is a trickle charger. In general a battery that size will take about 4 to six hours. i beleive it is a 3000mah compasity battery which is low by today hobby grade standards and will more than likely only take he 4 hours. being an nimh battery run it dead as possible the first few times and then you will notice the run times getting longer.
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It takes 8 AA batteries. It will work with 4 but the run time is greatly reduced. I use the black Sanyo NiMH rechargeables and am happy with the runtime with 8 installed.