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Discount store rechargeables = total shite?
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| Am looking to get some cheap & cheerful AA rechargeable cells. Not the
2000 mAh stuff I use for some appliances but maybe 600 or 700 mAh.
Is the discount store stuff worth using?
Am not expecting a lot but I don't leaks or they work for 3 recharges
and then become next to useless.
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| Dave {ð¿ð} 2006-05-20, 12:21 pm |
| Poundland do the same thing £1.00 for 4 x 700mAh. You pay's for what you
get.
Dave
"Zak" <duff@nomail.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns97C99CF679D6A64A18E@127.0.0.1...
> Am looking to get some cheap & cheerful AA rechargeable cells. Not the
> 2000 mAh stuff I use for some appliances but maybe 600 or 700 mAh.
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> Is the discount store stuff worth using?
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> Am not expecting a lot but I don't leaks or they work for 3 recharges
> and then become next to useless.
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| Guy King 2006-05-20, 1:21 pm |
| The message <Xns97C99CF679D6A64A18E@127.0.0.1>
from Zak <duff@nomail.invalid> contains these words:
> Is the discount store stuff worth using?
I've had Aldi (or Lidl, forget which) NiMhs - rated at 1.8Ah and they've
been fine for a couple of years so far, running digital cameras and a
whole pile of other stuff.
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Skipweasel
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| nocluse 2006-05-20, 1:21 pm |
| x-no-archive: yes
i would stick with uniross (green/silver ones),NimH stylee. about £1- a pack
of 4 AA, my ones have been going several years (with recharging!) no probs
at all- thr higher ampage ones are great for use in digital cameras.
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| In message <Xns97C99CF679D6A64A18E@127.0.0.1>, Zak <duff@nomail.invalid>
writes
>Am looking to get some cheap & cheerful AA rechargeable cells. Not the
>2000 mAh stuff I use for some appliances but maybe 600 or 700 mAh.
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>Is the discount store stuff worth using?
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>Am not expecting a lot but I don't leaks or they work for 3 recharges
>and then become next to useless.
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Try eBay, I got 16 x 2600mAh AA NiMH as a buy it now for £3.99 inc P&P
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bof at bof dot me dot uk
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| Dave Plowman (News) 2006-05-20, 2:21 pm |
| In article <Xns97C99CF679D6A64A18E@127.0.0.1>,
Zak <duff@nomail.invalid> wrote:
> Am looking to get some cheap & cheerful AA rechargeable cells. Not the
> 2000 mAh stuff I use for some appliances but maybe 600 or 700 mAh.
> Is the discount store stuff worth using?
Ni-Cad or NiMH?
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Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
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"Zak" <duff@nomail.invalid> wrote in message
news:Xns97C99CF679D6A64A18E@127.0.0.1...
> Am looking to get some cheap & cheerful AA rechargeable cells. Not the
> 2000 mAh stuff I use for some appliances but maybe 600 or 700 mAh.
>
> Is the discount store stuff worth using?
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> Am not expecting a lot but I don't leaks or they work for 3 recharges
> and then become next to useless.
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the poundland 4 for a quid are decent enough for the low power kit and last
well I tried a set in my digital camera which is hard on batteries and
surprisingly they worked perfectly if you want better 7dayshop do a range
as do maplin but wait for maplin specials avoid like the plague green
unbranded off ebay they are crap, Aldi and Lidls are fine but sell out in
minutes
Derek
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| Guy King 2006-05-21, 6:21 am |
| The message <rxNbg.6502$M94.2876@newsfe3-gui.ntli.net>
from "Derek" <del.wattsnospambaby@ntlworld.com> contains these words:
> Aldi and Lidls are fine but sell out in minutes
Odd, AAs were still kicking around a fortnight later round here.
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Skipweasel
Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain.
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| Adam Aglionby 2006-05-21, 9:21 am |
| Have some solar lights , some now 4 years old, still running on their
original Jumpsun brand 600mAh NiCds.
MiMh batteries are now so cheap though makes little economic sense to
use NiCd in most applications.
Adam
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| Marcus Fox 2006-05-21, 12:21 pm |
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"Adam Aglionby" <ledlight@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1148210784.922950.243680@g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> Have some solar lights , some now 4 years old, still running on their
> original Jumpsun brand 600mAh NiCds.
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> MiMh batteries are now so cheap though makes little economic sense to
> use NiCd in most applications.
I have a set of wireless headphones that state in the manual: "Use only
Ni-Cd batteries. Under no circumstances use alkaline or NiMH batteries."
Always wondered why myself.
Marcus
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> I have a set of wireless headphones that state in the manual: "Use only
> Ni-Cd batteries. Under no circumstances use alkaline or NiMH batteries."
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> Always wondered why myself.
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> Marcus
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Probably because the charger is crap - one that Nicads can tolerate
(just) but NiMHs would eventually leak.
Nick
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| Dave Plowman (News) 2006-05-21, 1:21 pm |
| In article <eQ_bg.4479$_04.2729@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net>,
Marcus Fox <please-reply-via-newsgroup-th@-i-posted-to.com> wrote:
> I have a set of wireless headphones that state in the manual: "Use only
> Ni-Cd batteries. Under no circumstances use alkaline or NiMH batteries."
Probably because of the charger? A Ni-Cad charger isn't suitable for NiMH.
Alkalines have a higher initial voltage which the equipment may not like.
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Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW
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| On 20 May 2006, nocluse<donotspam@thanks.com> wrote:
> x-no-archive: yes
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> i would stick with uniross (green/silver ones),NimH stylee. about
> œ1- a pack of 4 AA, my ones have been going several years (with
> recharging!) no probs at all- thr higher ampage ones are great for
> use in digital cameras.
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That's cheap. Are you sure you get 4 real uniross for £1?
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