I am not a battery expert. Your batteries look like mine. The positive end with the button is light grey, off white on mine. The latest version of Eneloops do not have a crown symbol printed on the AA size. Sounds like your Eneloops were partially discharged when you charged them hence the low amp reading.
Thank you for responding. I just wanted a quick visual check, so in the case they were fake I would know what to expect of them, as the thread suggested they would have a crown. I already had some eneloops from a 10AA/4AAA pack from Amazon , but as they are a color edition rather than the clear one I could not compare them directly (except in size, weight and voltage).
I believe they are genuine now.
The only lsd battery that is somewhat available locally appears to be the Sony Energy, I don’t think the other locally available batteries (mainly Philips Multilife and budget chinese brands) are lsd.
I have bought eneloops and fujitsu batteries from that ebay seller in the past. They turned out to be good batteries - all were authentic. 
Chibm, are you back selling batteries again ?.
Just picked up the Costco pack for $30. I’ve read that they’re cheaper than that sometimes, but not too bad for 8 AA, 4 AAA, 2C holders, 2D holders and a charger.
I posted the following in the WTB forum, but I’m not sure if everyone reads that section, so here goes:
Looking to buy or trade an unopened 4 or 8 pack of Panasonic Sanyo eneloop AAA size Rouge or Tones Glitter.
If you’re looking to trade, I have an unopened 8 pack AA size Tones Glitter. Let me know.
My eneloop ‘Tropical Colors’ arrived today. Bought from a US seller.
Made in Japan, and seems labeled for the European market.
My Hello Kitty eneloops arrived!
Hello and oofff…had half of the 17 pages and am totally confused. Eneloop standard, pro, lite, special….can someone from you experts just throw a model name at me which I can take to my shopping?
I was told I need the white ones (as they are more cold resistant), new and best quality (I grasped this would be japanese), otherwise simple standard, no chocolate or glitter, just batteries.
Thanks in advance!
peter
Just buy regular Eneloops, preferably made in Japan (which will be almost everywhere). They are sold as 2000 mAh (1900 mAh minimum) capacity for AA, or 800 mAh (750 mAh minimum) for AAA. They’ll also say they’re rated for 2100 cycles. Costco carries these, as do lots of places on-line.
There are two other categories of Eneloops. “Pro”, which has higher capacity but lower cycles, and “Lite” which has lower capacity but more cycles. Don’t get those, unless you have a specific need for them.
There are many different generations of Eneloops, but I think the only ones sold now are the latest, so forget about all the other stuff. Some other brands may be rebadged Eneloops, and you can save a bit of money if you know for sure, but if you don’t want the hassle just get real Eneloops.
Cool, thanks a bunch!
peter
I disagree on this statement, unless youre discharging your batteries every day or very other day, Pro’s are better choice(if they have better mah/$ ratio depending on their current price and they physically fit into device) due to their higher capacity.
Good luck wearing out 500 cycles on Pro’s if you use them once in a while and not drain them once per day ;)!
There are some reports that the Pros deteriorate quicker under extremely harsh conditions. I don’t have the source but I read it somewhere, possibly here or on CPF. Under more tepid conditions, all types should perform well.
You pay more for Pros but that extra 20% capacity is probably worth it when the task at hand calls for it. That’s for the AA. I don’t think the AAA Pros’ teeny extra capacity is worth it though.
I have been eyeing Fujitsu pre-charged these days. Much better assurance that they come from FDK than, ironically, eneloops itself. Panasonic pulled a fast one thinking they can fool consumers by calling different batteries ‘eneloop’ and hoping nobody notices. For that, they are slowly losing my business.
Unless and until Panasonic starts calling the non-FDK eneloops something else, I’m looking more at Fujitsu, and even the new IKEA Ladda.
I bought 8 Fujitsu’s 2550mAh batteries the other week, sitting on my desk and being broken in with C9000, all made in Japan :sunglasses: !
My battery usage is not as harsh and not as frequent, so I rather stock up on higher capacity and carry less batteries with me, look any way you want at it, but for flashlight addicts 0.55-0.65Ah is quite a big difference which equals to 1/4 up to 1/3 of regular Eneloops capacity.
Amazon is selling both AA BK-3MCCE and AA BK-3MCCA. Can anyone please explain the difference between the A and the E.
Thanks
Asian and European market?
‘A’ could be made in china, beware….
Buy Fujitsu instead, they own the FDK factory.
Ikea Ladda is the same if you want 2450 mAh.
It looks like new IKEA LADDA and DURACELL are exactly the same batteries in different sleeves:
Hi,
from your table on the first page I cannot distinguish between 4th and 5th generation of BK-3MCC and BK-4MCC (both same cycle charge and same mAh). How can I know, which I have?
I ordered mine in Europe (Germany) and it says:
– Panasonic “BK-3MCCE” Production date: “1 5 . 10HZ” “Made in Japan” (750 mAh)
– Panasonic “BK-4MCCE” Production date: “16-03 Y W” “Made in Japan” (1900 mAh)
And my last question is: Are mine BK-3MCCE a little bit old, because they seem to be manufactured in 2015? (Not sure, if I interprete the code correctly, since there is a space between “1” and “5”.
Thanks for your help!
Reading all this information got me excited. I own 1st and 2nd generation Eneloops since 2010 and just bought 28 AA and AAA plain eneloops at NKON. However, this forum got me excited in collecting and buying some more coloured and special editions. But to collect these old ones seems quite difficult and a lot of extreme prices can be found online.
In essense, if somebody can help me out with some nice editions, please send me a private message! Paypal or international bank transfer is possible!