tnx, for the info.
If someone has a better/cheaper store/seller tell me, or I will order some from Nkon.
other than going on an overseas trip... ebay or amazon... unfortunately, the price isn't that great for low quantities, unless you wait for an auction
I bid sniped a couple of packs of AAs already... as long as you stay $6 or less per pack, then the price is reasonable
When charging Eneloops (or IKEA Ladda) AA and AAA batteries. Is it best to use the lowest setting, 300mAh, or can I charge them with higher current then that?
300mA should be okay..perhaps
Eneloop charge better at 1000mA, or even 2000mA. That's what they advise.
I usually charged them at 700 on my Lacrosse/Voltcraft bc700 though.
And eneloop chargers charge also at various speeds.
Just don't set the charge rate to low and you should be good.
300mA on a AA cell will not really give you a -dv/dt termination signal.
So 1A then on the AA battery? And 300-500 on the AAA? Or 1A there also?
Yes, that is good values.
Got the test results now, Ikea Ladda AA 2000mAh gives from 2200-2270mAh and the AAA 750mAh gives from 770-801mAh. So seems like a good battery, like you say in your test. And they are cheap, just $4.6 for 4pcs of either AA or AAA.
Sorry for that I ordered Eneloop Pro batteries also from Ebay, they was expensive, and in terms of mAh not much higher.
But Ikea do not give any info about how long the charge hold on the batteries, like Eneloops, but most likely, 70%+ after a year.
Have you any info on that?
Thanks for the tip, I just paid a little too much to buy two of the AA at Ebay after reading your post, but I wanted them for a nice solar light that I have. Now that I have those two, I will now shop for a few more, at better prices.
My understanding is that they are the ultimate battery for those AA solar yard lights.
Just finished charging my disney eneloops and after 20 and something circles the still rock so thought to say thank Chibim for supplying them, it is really pity you are not in Tokyo anymore so I could get another 8-pack 
I'm still in Tokyo for the next 36 hours ;) , then I'll be flying back.
Been very busy lately, not fun moving overseas! :-p
Quickly, grab a dozen (or two) 8-packs, PRO preferably :bigsmile:
:)
If I grab them they might end up in my suitcase instead of an envelope.
That’s ok, you can send them later, when you unpack your things 
It's too bad you're moving back... there's too many great things about living in Japan, but there's also many bad things too lol
Today I charged 4 IKEA Ladda AA batteries (they are Eneloop? Since they are on the HKJ chart? Three charged fine on my Opus BT-C3100 v2.2 charger, and they stopped charging after a short time, since they are charged ready. But one battery was still taken @1A, and had charged over 1200mAh, and it was really hot.
Should I assume that battery is damaged, and just recycle it? Not take the risk? They are really cheap, $1.2/pcs when you buy them direct at IKEA here in Norway, and I got a bunch of them, since they had really good test results. So risk anything, doing more testing? or recycle?
@myhken, probably better open another topic..those Ikea are not eneloops, and definitely not Japanese eneloops.
I've basically stopped buying other batteries than eneloop for that exact reason for my flashlights.. Eneloops have (very close to) 100% satisfied users history. Yes, some other brands are okay, or even good, but nothing that comes close to eneloops 10 year history. They don't have that track record.
Put your mind to ease and go 100% eneloop.. stop being worried, and you don't need to keep testing cheap batteries to see if their cost ratio is better, because that takes a lot of time. Unless that's just something your really enjoy doing, or for sharing with others.
It really is a small extra investment, which makes your life much easier gives you more time, and don't worry about self discharge. Unless you have tens of flashlights that take AA or AAA batteries.
(Not talking about other applications)
Amen 
I've pretty much decided to do the same too... there's many brands out there that might be cheaper, but it's not worth it in the end due to poor performance