No, the user community has never been sure with any of the batteries believed to be rebadged Eneloops.
However, if I remember correctly, for the time when AmazonBasics NiMH batteries were made in Japan, they were also marked as good for 1,000 cycles.
It is possible that they are rebadged Eneloops, but come from batches that don’t test as well as those distributed under the Eneloop brand, or that Fujitsu does not allow businesses selling their batteries under other names to claim the same cycle life as Eneloops in order to preserve brand value.
Edit - and, of course, it is also possible that they are not Eneloops at all.
For me they come for sure out of the same factory because of the "puncturing" on the bottom.
This doesn't mean they are Eneloops of course and just tells me that they are from FDK.
But we already know that FDK is the only NiMh manufacturer in Japan so my information is basically useless. :D
Just wanted to share my observation with you.
Note to Canadians, the old ones are on sale for CAD$3.99 for either the AA or AAA 4-packs until June 30th. That’s down from the regular $9.99 and $8.99, respectively.
They can also adjust the price from previous purchases, but they give the credit on a gift card. To get refunded, it can be returned within 365 days as long as it’s unopened.
I was in the IKEA store in Ghent, Belgium and they only had (quite a lot) white AAA’s on discount (€4.99 instead of €6.99, so I bought quite a few haha). The white AA’s were gone. The new grey AA/AAA batteries I looked at were all made in Japan!
So just to confirm, the grey big capacity AA (2450mAh) is exactly the same as the old white AA?
The newest IKEA LADDA NiMH batteries with the "grayish-blue colored wraps" (that replace their older batteries with the white colored wraps) are in-stock at IKEA stores located in the US.
Great prices! There was evidence already posted they are made in Japan, so hopefully no surprises there.
I hope we are able to confirm the quality, but for that price I will go ahead and buy some 1900mAh and 750mAh regardless, since I need more AA and AAA rechargeables anyways.
Well, I just tried to order some & they said they could not deliver them. But I could pick them up at the store closest to me, which is Atlanta… about 2 hours away.
They would have to pay me to drive to Atlanta & get tangled up in that huge traffic jam to get a few packs of batteries.
With lion 1.5v AA you absolutely can tell nothing at all about the charge state other than 1.5v>>>>>>>0.0v, due to the circuitry.
You can tell “something” about NiMh. Not perfect, but it’s something.
Decent NiMh have more capacity, and far more current capability. They have less parasitic draw again due to the circuitry. LSD NiMh can retain voltage much longer, and cost WAY less.
Lion AA are expensive.
Eneloops are rated for over 2000 cycles. Thought lithium was less. Can keep them topped off ready to use. Lithium? Besides they are so useful for devices all around the home.