What's the recommended recharge current for the AA and AAA? I'm using a lacrosse bc-700 with three possible charge settings: 200mA, 500mA or 700mA . According to the lacrosse manual 200mA is generally suggested, but this is slow, 13 hours for AA. So i wondered about using a higher current to reduce the time, but would be the impact on the batteries, would they deteriorate a lot faster? What's the recommended recharge current for the AA and AAA? I'm using a lacrosse bc-700 with three possible charge settings: 200mA, 500mA or 700mA . According to the lacrosse manual... » Read More What's the recommended recharge current for the AA and AAA? I'm using a lacrosse bc-700 with three possible charge settings: 200mA, 500mA or 700mA . According to the lacrosse manual 200mA is generally suggested, but this is slow, 13 hours for AA. So i wondered about using a higher current to reduce the time, but would be the impact on the batteries, would they deteriorate a lot faster? « Show Less
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Usually charge with 1/10 of the capacity and you are on the safe side (AA 2000mAh >> 200mA and AAA 750mAh >> 75mA). If you charge with higher amps and the smart charger detects increased temperature, it would automatically decrease the amps for cool down. Hope that helped.
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The charger can charge either AA or AAA sizes and either in a pair or all 4. I ordered mine with 4 AA, this was my need.. But if I recall you may be able to order either, confirm this... I have since ordered additional batteries just for extra.. The charger itself is good, and charges in typical time - its not a quick or fast charger.. But good for overnight. It comes with other plugs for different countries although I dont forsee a need in my future, but hey... I gave more info than requested in hopes it answers any other or others questions...
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I am getting about one and a half hours of continuous use, on high power, out of a 1.5 volt AA battery. You may get more time if you use the 3.7 volt 14500 rechargeable lithium battery. I love the light, it is very bright, brighter than my 2 D cell mag lite. I bought 4 more to give to my family.
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I use Eneloop rechargeable batteries in mine and swap out with a spare set every month or so to stay ahead of dead batts. It's nice that they run it on 2 AAs - I'm currently using a pair of 550s that use 4 AAA each.
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One is based on NiMH and the other is Lithium-ion. I've used the NiMH and I'm not at all happy with the welding/mechanical connection on the negative side of the battery. Both are Low Self Discharge (LSD) which is good. I'd go for it and get the LiON 9v @600mAh -- In theory it should last 3x longer. These NiMH 9v are "claimed to be LSD" but I get poor shelf life, nothing like the Sanyo 'White Label AA" which are fantastic NiHM LSD batteries. I've had superior results with Lithium-ion, but you pay the price. You will have to run your own tests and real world applications. I'd buy the set with the 4 batteries and the recharger (as they are only asking a bit over $2 for the charger -- some batteries can be touchy with what charger is charging them. Would enjoy seeing your feedback on your experience.
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The batteries included have a relatively low capacity, only 700mAh.The Microsoft Play & Charge includes a battery with double that capacity, 1400mAh.Your typical alkaline AAs have a capacity around 2400mAh, provided they're of decent quality.I've got some 2700mAh rechargeables, but they're more of a pain to take out and switch than disposables.I'm guessing that's the reason for the 3 bar reading, sorry for going overboard with the details. It's not something to worry about.
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The printing on the batteries themselves says "2400 mAh". I ran them through a full test on a LaCrosse battery charger I have (full charge, then full discharge, then full recharge to count the capacity) and it said 2500 mAh. So I think at least with the ones I have, I can assume the 2400 mAh printed on the batteries themselves is accurate. I also submitted a request for them to change the "product details" to reflect what's printed on the batteries.
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My pack of AA purchased in January 2015 says 2014. I did not know NiMH goes bad 3 - 4 years. How did you find out this information? I have been using rechargeable batteries for years with no problems without NiMH. I just checked a different package of AAA purchased in January also & it says 2011. Gee your never too old to learn a valuable lesson. Thanks so much for informing me about this. Have a great day. VRLT
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We are lucky if the rechargeable batteries last 3 hours...so very annoying. I started doing a little research and found that these rechargeable batteries are the best on the market : eneloop AA 1800 cycle, Ni-MH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries, 4 Pack (discontinued by manufacturer) Anyone have any experience with them?! They have really good reviews. I'm wondering if I do get them if I should get a better battery charger, if it really matters at all?!
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AA's usually run around 1800-2000mAh where as AAA's usually run around 700-900mAh for the given chemistry. The difference between 800mAh and 1000mAh is the 1000mAh is going to last ideally 25% longer in a given application. Say an MP3 player runs for 5 hours on the 800mAh. In theory, it will run for about 6:15 on the 1000mAh batteries. Actual time between charges is going to vary depending on many things such as volume, temperature, etc.
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I too have never used the batteries. It uses 4AA batteries. The instruction book does not give a total time for constant use in draining batteries; booklet does recommend using a timer set for 60 minutes to "help conserve battery life" and blankly states that you should use adapter for long usage..no help there! The impression is for several days on an hour timed shutoff once a night. Extra AA batteries don't take up much room.
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Instructions recommend when charging AAA batteries to use slot 1 and 3 (IE: only 2 at a time. Incidentally, this writer just charged 2 batteries of 3: 700-750 Ma AAA batteries.
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Battery should be described as 2ah (amp hour) & 4 ah. The 4ah battery will last about twice as long between charges as the 2ah battery. Two 2ah batteries will allow you to keep working while recharging the other battery. However I have one 4ah battery for my pole saw that lasts as long as I do. There are other pages on Amazon that correctly describe the battery as 2ah or 4ah. You may want to order from a vendor that more accurately describes his product (I looked and didn't find a better description that was compatible with the same charger as the one you are considering). Also confirm that the battery that you order is compatible with the charger. I see that there is ample opportunity to get a mismatch.Good luck. See: http://www.amazon.com/Greenworks-29662-40V-Lithium-Ion-Battery/dp/B00KJ65W8K/ref=pd_sbs_lg_31?ie=UTF8&refRID=0QM0C77332G6JXX5PR6T
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You should avoid using the Energizer 15-minute charger. It has to charge at 4x the rated current (around 8-10A) to achieve fast charge time, but the trade off is severely shortened lifespan (for the batteries, not you). Not sure about your other Duracell slow charger. If it is not a timer-based dumb charger, then you can still use it to recharge AmazonBasic batteries. Unfortunately, most (all?) Energizer slow chargers I have seen are dumb. You can definitely use the Sanyo charger MQN06 to recharge AmazonBasics AA batteries. But the drawbacks are: - It can only charge in pairs - Its charge time is relatively long at ~8 hours (2200mAh/300mA) My advise is to buy a 'smart' charger with reasonable charge time between 2-5 hours. For example: Sony Cycle Energy BCG34HRE4KN Quick with Refresh Charger and 4 Pre-Charged 2000 mAh AA Batteries. You will save time and money in the long run. By the way, the proper way of using low-self-discharge batteries is to pre-charge a second set as standby. That way, you can swap in a set of charged batteries while the first set goes into the charger. No down time at all.
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I haven't seen the information that you are talking about, but if you Google AA 18650 eneloop, what comes up is a Sanyo battery charger, that will charge AAA and AA batteries.Simon recommends that you use rechargeable batteries, and that particular brand is supposed to discharge slowly (an issue with rechargeable batteries is that they discharge even when not being used). So I would assume that they are recommending a particular brand of rechargeable battery, rather than saying you can use an AA battery.
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I use AAA rechargeable batteries. Use the flashlight numerous times every day. Don't have any idea how much actual on time tho. I normally charge the battery's once a week. Great light for my frequent use.
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Ken J was real close. You have to take 80% of the atv battery's AH rating (which, by the way, can be anywhere from 4 AH to 36 AH). You never discharge a lead acid battery 100% (12.0 volts open circuit is discharged, 12.72 and up open circuit is fully charged). They have a very high resistance to recharge when you discharge them completely. So a 5 AH battery has 4 AH available. Drawing 3 amps for one hour is 3 AH. So that battery would only last about an hour and 20 minutes give or take a few. A 36 AH could go over 9 hours. So it ultimately depends on what AH battery you use.