Can you use NiMH batteries?
1869368
Yes you can use NiMH AA and AAA rechargeable batteries. Based on our experience with this car, I recommend rechargeable batteries, particularly for the car's 6 AA batteries. Otherwise you'll be buying lots of throw away batteries. Along with the car, we bought the Energizer CHP4W8-4 Smart Recharge AA/AAA Charger with 8AA and 4AAA NiMH Batteries, also from Amazon, and those work well with this car. If you get that, along with 4 additional NiMH AA batteries, you can be charging 6 AA's while you're using the other 6 in the car. The controller batteries last much longer because they're not running motors.
204313
Designed only for NiCad and NiMH. I haven't and won't try lithium or other batteries.
607785
If you use your batteries regularly and tend to charge them at least once a month, you probably are wasting your time (and energy) using the refresh (discharge/charge) cycle. NiMh batteries have little of no "memory effect" like NiCads. the feature is mainly to help reclaim lost capacity in batteries that have been neglected by being allowed to sit around for months at a time in a discharged condition ( a real "no-no" for NiMh cells). It will sometimes help to run the battery through several (it might take 4 or 5 full cycles) to bring a cell back to a reasonable capacity. Of course, if you notice a significant reduction of capacity from a cell that you believe is fully charged, cycling it MAY help save the battery.
553721
Yes, of course. But only niMh (nickel-metal-hydrides) batteries, not the old nicads.
636242
Yes, the battery needs to be charged before use. Select a charger that is rated to work with NiMh batteries and follow the manufacturer instructions.
739453
I haven't had it long enough to know and face that dilemma. I had to toss a different brand because I could not access the rechargeable battery. I hope this one can be opened somehow to access what are usually very NiMH standard batteries, but I don't know. Good luck. Maybe Waring can tell you.
70343
I will work with some NIMH batteries but it is designed and works much better with Lipo batteries.
1779244
Any battery recharger that can accept NiMH batteries will work. I personally like my "MAHA MH-C9000" a lot. It's reliable, fast and doesn't wear the batteries excessively by allowing them to get too hot while charging. (Cheap chargers can do this and you end up paying what you saved buying the cheap charger on replacement batteries that stop working before they should.)
615769
NiMH batteries are reuseable - for this one $6 shot = about a dozen AA alkalines over 4 charges e.g. http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Instant-Charger-Mobile-Phones/dp/B0093GIME8
1439841
They're not Lithium or NiMH batteries, they are rechargeable "Li-ion" batteries. Big difference between Lithium and Li-ion.
1824699
Yes you can. But, I would recommend the NiMH battery. When I went to the hobby shop to check on the replacement I found similar models with issues when using a LIPO. The culprit was the burning out of the engine.
351242
No. This is for charging Lithium Ion batteries which are 3.75 Volts. your niMH batteries are 1.25 Volts.
1000968
I also use SONY NI-MH batteries and I haven't experienced any problems. I think what they meant to emphasize was to use NiMH type of rechargeable batteries. Here is what Olympus recommends: Ni-MH Quick Charger and Battery Set (B-90SU) http://www.olympusamerica.com/cpg_section/product.asp?product=1393&fl=5 "What is the difference between Nickel Cadmium (NiCad) and Nickel Metal Hydride (NIMH) batteries? Both NiCad and NiMH batteries are rechargeable. The main difference between the two is the fact that NIMH batteries offer higher energy densities than NiCads. In other words, pound for pound, NIMH delivers approximately 30% more capacity than its NiCad counterpart. " Reference: http://www.batterymart.com/c-battery-facts-faqs.html#lith-alk
1564031
The back of the charger says, "Rechargeable Alkaline and NiMH Battery Charger", so I would assume you can charge NiMH batteries. I haven't tried it - I have other chargers I use for my NiMH.
2055630
NiMH and NiCd are the battery chemistry, the only difference is that NiMH batteries have a higher energy density (higher capacity from same sized cell) Any NiCd charger will charge will charge NiMH.
1277378
You can put any brand of NiMH AAA batteries in your cordless phone, and your phones won't know the difference. Phone makers always tell you to use their own brand, for obvious reasons.
1480399
They make 2 styles of battery all tool nicad lithium ion or nimh that use the pod style battery can interchange batteries and charger. The slide style battery tools all use the same style batteries and are interchangeable with each other.