Re:Why rechargeable (AA/AAA) batteries not popular?
by stcredzero on Saturday May 21, 2011 @06:45PM
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Also, the marketing has been damaged by the crappy batteries and chargers sold in drugstores and prevalent retail outlets. To buy good batteries, you need to buy the ones pro photographers use for AA powered devices, like these:
http://amzn.com/B0009H5VVM
Unless you are doing something with high current applications, you probably want low self-discharge. It's really hard to beat Alkalines for batteries that last forever with low-current uses.
It was able to charge my iPhone more than once. (Maybe 1 2/3rds of a charge?) Getting out the charger and transferring the batteries over was a pain, though. With the good NiHM batteries, it can also extend the endurance of my PHS300 mobile hotspot to 5 hours. (Even though it's not supposed to be able to!)
Unless you are doing something with high current applications, you probably want low self-discharge. It's really hard to beat Alkalines for batteries that last forever with low-current uses.
I've had a good experience with this: http://amzn.com/B0014KLX9C
It was able to charge my iPhone more than once. (Maybe 1 2/3rds of a charge?) Getting out the charger and transferring the batteries over was a pain, though. With the good NiHM batteries, it can also extend the endurance of my PHS300 mobile hotspot to 5 hours. (Even though it's not supposed to be able to!)