I was really tempted to try the NiZn cells when the 4-pack and chargers went down to $8...
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I hate to mention this to my friends overseas, but the BigLots store here had a 20% off deal today. That means it was $6.40 for an 8 pack or charger/4pack. I bought all they had .
im in the 3 amp testing range too. great results from what i can tell on ni-zn.
discontinued or not, it will due until a different material is used as the cheap alternative to li-ion
cant always trust what you read on CPF. its like people are payed to say stuff there
Eneloops are there ready for a charge, but so is Li-ion. and if it was so dangerous, it wouldnt be in your cell phone. Li-ion is more stable at high draw than ANY ni-mh. tell a tesla roadster owner you want to put Ni-mh in his vehicle cause its "safer"
youll get laughed from here back to china, and theyll just give you lead acid, now THERES something dangerous lol
xP.1337, that's the one I was headed to pick up tomorrow. The store I went to today was out. So I did a search at Costco.com for Sanyo and it pulled up a couple of choices. This was the most expensive of the group but I saw the C & D adapters. Hmmmmm.........
its funny cause i dont see the cheaper kit on their website at all. costco products never seem to be up to date on the website.
also, im using tenergy D and C batteries, with 10,000mah and 5000 mah capacities respectively. a much better choice over using adapters in my opinion. why waste the space and have to constantly recharge lol
i use this charger from all-battery: http://www.all-battery.com/tenergyT9688universalcharger01127.aspx
the problem is charge time. that charger will take a VERY long time to charge the ni-mh. if you can get a hobby charger that does ni-mh and charge via that method
seems tenergy now has LSD "Centura". i have premium which i havent recharged yet, cause of its size its still holding a charge in my non-used Maglite 3D
they are only 1000mah less and LSD, man wish i had seen those prior to me buying the Premium ones. Oh well. at least they have nice discharge rates!
Thomas Distributing. And the http://www.thomasdistributing.com/-MAHA-MH-C808M-AA--AAA--C--D-Battery-Charger_p_244.html charger. And li-ions ARE dangerous. Anyone who denies that is-ignorant. The charger is the most crucial part. A good charger will increase the safety. And all cell phone chargers are designed into the phone, and *can't* mess up. You can't unbalance 16 18650's in a cell phone. Try putting 4 LiCo RCR's cells at 5 amp draw, tell me when you come back.
I can get a set of four 2500mah Duracell or Energizer for that price. Why go with those 2000mah Eneloops? Are they better in some way? Curious, thanks.
The extra capacity isn't worth it unless you plan on using it right away. I had Energizer 2500's and they went bad quick, real quick. Then I went to the Maha PowerEx due to the rave camera site reviews, but they only last a couple of years. I haven't had one Eneloop go bad in the few years I have had them....
From what I understand, Eneloops are more durable when dropped on the floor, so they are less likely to leave you in the dark...
i have revived alot of "bad" energizers with my tenergy charger. they work reasonably well now, but they are LSD, so i have to charge before use
i have YET to have a single li-ion explode. i use tested and proven chargers, one battery at a time on most chargers and check voltages.
i do not use too many multicell lights either that can over load the batteries if they dont have perfectly matched internal resistance.
there are plenty of threads on how to safely handle li-ions, and ni-cd and ni-mh are just as dangerous. all batteries are, its all about safe handeling procedures.
If you have one explode... well, an explosion is not a leak. One of the mods at CPF had a tailcap explode out of a 2x18650 flashlight (i think), miss his face by a foot, and fly 30 feet out a window, shattering it and landing across the street. Nimh don't explode.