Hi everyone.
Been around reading all the great info on the site and forums for a while now. Signed up a few days ago and thought I’d make a post.
I did not see it mentioned in the thread, but thought I’d give some experience on AA rechargeable batteries.
I have used AA NiMH for many years. The problem with them is that they lose their charge just sitting there doing nothing. Place a set in a digital camera and 3 weeks later when you go to use the camera, they are dead. Good thing for those 15 minute chargers….
A few months ago I read about a hybrid NiMH battery called Eneloop. They claim that the battery will still retain 85% of its charge after 1 year in storage. When you buy them they already contain a charge.
I decided to buy a 4 pack of them to see how they compared to the current rechargeable I use. Wow what a difference. I can go well over 2 months in the camera with light use with these batteries and still have plenty of charge. I do not change them in the GPS anywhere as quick as with the old rechargeable batteries. They work great in the Fenix L1D, etc, etc.
I now have around 16-20 of these batteries and love them. Whenever something with regular AA batteries in it dies, I throw in some Eneloops.
All the old NiMH batteries were given away.
I highly recommend the Eneloops.