taz
(taz)
June 9, 2012, 6:39am
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Similarly to the great “The BIG flashlight collection” thread here started by the , it would be nice to have a “picture” of the rechargeable batteries we are using. When I joined I was looking around (and still am) to see what most of you buy, and I see many times new people asking what to buy.
You can update your post with new batteries or delete ones that you throw away and don’t use.
Please also mention if they are protected.
If you also have a review/test of the battery, please link it to the review thread.
taz
(taz)
June 9, 2012, 7:27am
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My vert small collection:
AAA:
Soshine 900
10440:
UltraFire (blue)
TrustFire protected (grey)
AA:
GP 2300mAh
GP 2700mAh
Uniross 2500mAh
14500:
TrustFire protected 900mAh
18500:
TrustFire protected 3000mAh (flame)
28650:
TrustFire protected 5000mAh (flame)
nekdo12
(nekdo12)
June 9, 2012, 7:10am
3
AA
8X 2300mAh Simpex(Spar)
4x 2100mAh Conrad
18650
4x fake TF flame
2x TF flame
2x TF grey “2500” unprotected
1x no name “2200”mAh unprotected
5x Xtar 2400mAh
4x Xtar 2600mAh
3x Sanyo 2600mAh unprotected
1x UF blue “2500” protected
26650
5x KK ICR 4000mAh
4x KK INR 4000mAh (2x flat, 2x raised top)
_the
(_the_)
June 9, 2012, 8:21am
4
Recommended ones in bold , old / obsolete / non-recommended in italic
AAA:
- usually primaries (Energizer Ultimate Lithium OEM )
- Uniross Ultra LSD
10440:
- Ultrafire blue (protected)
AA:
- Eneloop XX 2500mAh
- some no-name LSDs
14500:
- Trustfire flame (protected)
18350:
- Trustfire flame
18650:
- Trustfire blue (protected)
- Trustfire flame (protected & unprotected & fake )
- Trustfire flame 3000mAh (protected)
- XTAR 18700 2600mAh (protected)
26650:
- Keygos 4800mAh (protected)
- King Kong ICR 4000mAh
A picture is worth a thousand words, they said… :Р
This of course doesn’t includes all the batteries I currently have in flashlights, cameras, wall clocks, remotes, etc… But I seriously can’t remember all the stuff I have, and checking every device would be quite a pain.
AA:
12 - Eneloop XX (XXeloops)
16 - Eneloop Glitter
32 - Eneloop (1st & 2nd gen. white)
32 - Eneloop Tones (reg. & costco)
8 - Eneloop Chocolate (Incoming from Chibi)
8 - Duraloops
12 - Apple (Appleloops)
16 - Maha Powerex
4 - Rayovac Platinum
AAA:
24 - Eneloop (1st & 2nd gen. white)
8 - Eneloop Tones (costco)
8 - Duraloops
4 - Rayovac Platinum
I'll do my Li-ion list tomorrow.
AA:
8x Eneloop glitters (all colors)
8x Eneloop glitters (silver color)
4x Eneloop Pro
4x Eneloop XX
4x Eneloop Lite
4x Energizer Extreme 2400 mah (LSD)
20x Energizer 2300 mah (LSD)
4x Panasonic evolta
8x GP Recyko (from BIC)
4x Ikea Ladda
4x Varta Ready2Use 2400mah
18x Contour
AAA:
8x Eneloop white
8x Varta Ready2Use
12x GP Recyko
2x Camelion AllwaysReady
4x Duracell (LSD)
4x Ikea Ladda
22x Contour
C:
6x Ansmann maxE LSD
D:
2x GP 9000mah
2x Varta Ready2Use 3000mah
9V:
1x Varta Ready2Use 200mah
1x Camelion AllwaysReady
18650:
4x Trustfire Flames
2x AW IMR
40x LG 2200mah laptop battery pulls.
18500:
2x Trustfire Gray
RCR123:
2x AW IMR
2x Solarforce
14500:
1x AW IMR
6x Trustfire Flames
10440:
2x Trustfire Grey
I have not listed no-LSD Ni-Mh batteries.
Chargers:
IMAX B6 Hobby Charger, (can charge Lion,LiFePo,NiCd,NiMh and Pb batteries)
Varta 4xAA-AAA charger (favorite charger for daily use)
GP 4xAA-AAA charger
GP AA-AAA-C-D-9V charger
Sanyo E1S usb charger.
I have lots and lots of batteries.
ezarc
(ezarc)
January 12, 2013, 12:57pm
10
AA Lithium
20~ Energizer Ultimate Lithium
20 Energizer Advanced Lithium
50~ Energizer Ultimate Lithium OEM
40 NICE Lithium
5 El Lithium
AA NiMH (all LSD)
24 2nd gen Sanyo eneloop
16 Rainbow Sanyo eneloop
16 2nd gen Panasonic Evolta
16 Rainbow Panasonic Evlota
12 Sanyo Harmolattice (same as XX or Pro)
9 Turnigy LSD
4 GP ReCyco
AA Alkaline
40 DSE
30 Varta
Most of all the above are still in packets and have never been opened.
A few tests here
jmpaul320
(jmpaul320)
January 12, 2013, 1:20pm
11
aa nimh
4x eneloop
16x elite high drain
10440
1x imr 600
14500
1x imr 1200
rcr123
2x eagletac protected 750
18650
2x aw imr 2000
3x aw protected 3100
6x sanyo unprotected 3100
2x panasonic ncrb unprotected 3400
26650
3x mnke imr 3700
1x mnke imr 4000
1x trustfire protected 4000
32650
2x feilong unprotected 6000
i used to have 3x king kong, and 6x redilast protected, but they have since been sold with lights
i almost ordered some more 3400 protected cells from fast tech because they have a good prices… but i think i will wait until the 18650 4000mah come out
gearjunkie
(gearjunkie)
January 12, 2013, 3:05pm
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I have more than needed but i do like being able to just grab a light and use it immediately.
AAA:
40x Eneloop AAA HR-4UTGA
AA:
16x Eneloop AA HR-3UTGA
16340:
3x DLG 16340 unprotected 600mAh
14500:
6x TrustFire Flames protected 900mAh
2x Sanyo UR14500P 840mAh
18650:
10x International Outdoors Panasonic NCR18650A protected 3100mAh
7x Keeppower Pansonic NCR18650B protected 3400mAh
2x Panasonic NCR18650A unprotected 3100mAh
2x Panasonic NCR18650B unprotected 3400mAh
2x TrustFire Flames protected 2400mAh 2x TrustFire Flames protected 3000mAh
4x Xtar 18700 2600mAh
26650:
1x King Kong ICR22650E unprotected 4000mAh
PyTech
(PyTech)
January 14, 2013, 10:58am
14
Newbie Collection . (currently)
AAA
*4x BTY NiMh “1350mah” <—(waste of money)
*8x Soshine Ni-MH 1100mAh <—(recommend)
-
AA
*4x Energizer NiMh 1850mah
*4x BTY NiMh “3000mah” <—(waste of money)
*4x Eneloop XX NiMh 2500mah
-
14500
*2x Trustfire Grey 900mah
*4x Trustfire Flame 900mah <—(recommend)
-
18650
*1x Samsung 2600mah
*1x Sun Fire 3000mah
*2x Ultrafire red+white 3000mah
*6x Trustfire Flame 3000mah <—(recommend)
-
My recommendations are for value for $
Soshine Ni-MH AAA 1100mAh
Trustfire Flame 14500 900mah
Trustfire Flame 18650 3000mah
-
*All Lithium-Ions are protected
AAA
8x Eneloop Tones 750
4x Duracell Rechargeables 700
AA
21x Eneloop Tones 1900
4x Powerex 2700
4x Duracell Rechargeables 2650
4x Energizer Rechargeables 270
14500
2x Trustfire Grey 900
2x Keeppower 800
1x AW IMR 600
18650
1x AW 2600
3x Xtar 2600
2x Hi-Max 2600
2x Solarforce 2400
4x TrustFire 3000
2x Callie's Kustoms 3100
2x Keeppower 3100
2x Keeppower 3400
2x UltraFire 3000
26650
2x King Kong ICR 4000 (Only unprotected batteries I own)
2x Keeppower 4000
Mr_Krabs
(Mr_Krabs)
January 14, 2013, 5:21pm
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I buy used laptop batteries online and harvest the 18650 batteries from them. My collection is 68 18650 batteries ranging from some Ultrafires to mostly Samsung 2600 mah 18650’s.
When power goes out I have light for days.
Spasmod
(Spasmod)
January 14, 2013, 5:59pm
17
I have 32x 18650 unprotected laptop batteries of various types. All tested and working without any problems.
Gazo
(Gazo)
January 14, 2013, 6:17pm
18
Not a large collection, mainly 18650 cells
4 x AA Duracells
4 x 18650 LG C2 LI-ION 2800mAh
4 x 18650 Panasonic NCR1865A 3100mAh
6 x 18650 Samsung 2600mAh
4 x 18650 UltraFire 3200mAh Silver
2 x 18650 UltraFire 2400mAh Blue
RaceR86
(RaceR86)
July 25, 2013, 8:14pm
19
AA:
10x Eneloop XX
8x GP 2700mAh
8x GP 2100mAH
4x Varta 2500mAH
AAA:
4x Enelong
32600
1x FeiLong 32600 3.7V 5000mAh
26650
3x Soshine 4200 mAh Protected
18650:
2x Panasonic 2900mAh NCR 18650PD Protected (intl-outdoor)
2x Panasonic 2900mAh NCR 18650PD (green)
4x Panasonic 3400mAh NCR 18650B Protected (intl-outdoor)
6x Panasonic 3400mAh NCR 18650B Protected (green)
2x Sanyo UR18650F 18650 2600mAh Protected
1x AW 2600mAh Protected
14500:
4x Sanyo UR14500P 840MAH protected
3x Nitecore NL147 14500 750mAh protected
Chargers li-ion:
-Xtar VP1
-Xtar SP2
-Nitecore I4
-Jetbeam I4
–14500-32600 li-battery charger (intl-outdoor)
Chargers li-ion:
-Shan SH-168DLCD
-NiMH 4 cell Smartcharger (bought locally)
-NiMH 2-cell Sony charger (Came with a camera many many years ago. Slow charging, rarely use it)
-NiMH 4-cell Varta “super quick charger with fan” (Not healthy for batteries, so only use it in “emergency”)
Ill try to keep my “collection” of batteries to a minimum. Also have a couple of non-rechargeable batteries at various sizes laying around.
My reason for having “many” AA batteries is because of photography (speedlite flashes).
M3TAL_L0RD
(M3TAL_L0RD)
January 10, 2018, 7:04pm
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26650
2 × unprotected LiitoKala INR26650-50A 5000mAh
1 × unprotected King Kong ICR26650 4000mAh
18650
9 × protected Panasonic 3400mAh (NCR18650B)
2 × unprotected Panasonic 3400mAh (NCR18650B)
2 × unprotected Samsung 3000mAh (INR18650-30Q)
3 × protected LumiLight 2900mAh (NCR18650)
8 × protected Sanyo 2600mAh (UR18650FM)
2 × unprotected TrustFire Flame 2400mAh
14500
2 × protected TrustFire Flame "900mAh"
AA
4 × 3gen Eneloop (HR-3UTGB)
AAA
none
Chargers
Xtar VC4
Nitecore D4
2 × LiitoKala Lii-100
AccuPower IQ-328