Ben's Bargains

[Ben]

All-Battery.com has a special on this 20-Pack 2600 mAh High Capacity NiMH Rechargeable Batteries with Compact Travel Charger, priced at $24 - 10% code aprilspecial = $22 with free shipping. [BizRate]

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[bschwalm]

Deal not found on website...gone...gone...gone

[heddy_lamar]

Ummm... yea, where the hell is it?

[jhertlein]

I bought a package of this brand before off of Ebay (brand new from their factory)....they work great the first time you use them. After recharging them, they'll only last about 2 minutes. From my experience, they're terrible. I recommend staying away.

[fuckbilltang]

#3, I recommend you shut the fuck up. Thanks.

[FlyingAvatar]

I have a bunch (12 or so) of these from All-Battery and they work fine.

[chr2012]

I bought a couple of packages two weeks ago. Analyzed them in my LaCrosse battery charger and they only deliver between 1,900-2,100 mAh, even had a single with 1,400 mAh.
Disappointing

[bostonman]

Beware of these high cap AAs. They usually leak like crazy (only hold charge for about a week). I have switched to Eneloop and very very happy with them.

[TheBS]

#3, the issue with NiMH batteries is recharging. I always drain them completely and then recharge. Otherwise most chargers base their "full" on many factors which can be phantom. Unless, of course, you use a quick-charger that "assumes" the duration, and then they melt batteries easily too.

#7, people confuse "real-time output current (every second)" with "total charge current (over time)." My Energizer NiMH 2500mAH and Sanyo Eneloop NiMH 2000mAH charge to 2.1-2.7AH (2100-2700mHA) can give me 2A+ (2000mA) as long as they still have around 1.3-1.7AmH (1300-1700mAH) left in them. They're still good when they drop below that charge, but they aren't capable of powering high-current drawing devices (like my Pentax K100D).

These All-Battery/Tenergy 2600mAH batteries will charge to 2.5AH (2500mAH) or so, but they barely put out 1-1.5A (1000-1500mA) real-time current. As such, they either show "half battery" or nothing (and power-off) in high-current drawing devices (like my Pentax K100D). Great for low-current devices (typical Alkaline AA consumer electronics), but horrendous for high-current devices (like most digital cameras, especially any serious mechanics, like on a low-end dSLR or high-end super-zoom Point'n Shoot).

As such, I do not recommend them for high-current sucking devices.

Although, in all honesty, I've just switched to using Energizer e2 Lithium (a proprietary LiFe) instead, for high-current drawing devices. A 12 pack (3 x 4) runs $19 at Sams Club or Costco. They output 2.6A+ (2600mA+) over almost their entire life, and at 1.5V instead of NiMH's 1.2V (up to 1.3-1.35V at full charge). So even though the total charge on them are well under 2AH (2000mAH), they output 2.6A+ until they only have a few hundred mAH of current left. Instead of swapping out my Energizer/Enelope every 400-500 shots (which I easily do in 2 quarters of American football), I get 1,000+ (enough to last a full game). And Lithiums hold their charge -- Energizers and Enelope NiMH do good, but they drop down within a month from their "peak" levels. While that's fine for the majority of consumer electronics (even most digital cameras), my Pentax K100D really pulls up to 2A (and the motors are clearly more snappy with a constant 4 x 1.5V).

SIDE NOTE: I do not, however, use Rechargable CR-V3 (RCR-V3), which are a completely different voltage (3.6V, 4.2V open!) than 1.5V LiFe (Energizer e2 Lithium) or 3.0V LiMg (CR-V3). The over-volt can blow the microelectronics (even if it makes the motors more snappy with the over-volt). Lithium (non-rechargable LiFe or LiMg) is not the same as Lithium-Ion (various compounds). The former are multiple of 1.5V closed (1.8V open), the latter are multiple of 1.8V closed (2.1V open).

[heddy_lamar]

I'm still happy with a bunch of 1200mah batteries I got some 6 years ago - they have outlived all of the Energizer 2600mah I bought just over a year ago - they suck.

[TheBS]

[techturtle]

I bought some of the AA, AAA and C sized batteries from this site. The AA ones all but died after about 4-5 charge cycles. First couple of times they ran my digital camera for about 400 shots. Now I'm lucky to get 50 shots on a full charge. The AAA and C ones have not given me any problems yet, but the devices using them are probably drawing current at different rates. They don't seem to "leak" much either (the AA do, like #7 said).

[chuckeggdotcom]

This deal is *NOT* sold out. Ben has a bad redirect link.

http://www.all-battery.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1350

Click on ANY product at all-battery, then replace the product number in the URL with --> ProdID=1350

You'll see that this item is still in stock.

Also, after you buy this item, you'll get another coupon code that is good for free shipping on a future purchase.

Been using these specific 2600mah batteries for two years in my digital cameras and other devices with absolutely no problems. I use a "smart" Lacrosse BC-900 charger to refresh them (completely discharge them) every so often, and they still work great 2 years later.

[bunnie]

From Ben's I bought a batch of Sanyo Eneloop batteries and charge them with the Lacrosse BC--900 charger. I get great life out of them on my radios and on the Sony flash I use with my sony Alpha 100 camera.

The Eneloop batteries with the Lacrosse charger are the most reliable combination of batteries and charger I've ever had and wouldn't have known about them except for this site.

[Crash And Burn]

What do you expect from some shitty Chinese batteries?
Sanyo's Hi capacity 2700s and Eneloops are the way to go depending on if you need max run time or long shelf life. As #13 mentioned the LaCross charger is great.