12-25-08, 03:26 PM | #1 |
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Best/cheapest rechargeables?
I need to buy some batteries for a camera flash I just got (tehehe). It's the nikon sb-600, takes 4 AAs. Obviously I'd like some rechargeables but don't want to spend a ton. However, lifetime matters since it's a flash and I'd like to get a pack with 8 so I can carry spares.
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04-11-09, 11:36 PM | #2 |
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The new low discharge NiMHs (Eneloop, CycleEnergy, etc...) are kinda expensive at ~$1+/battery on sale but they supposedly only drop to ~75% soc after a year, which is great, and they'll also supposedly do 1000 cycles, so that's what, a bit more than a tenth of a cent per charge w/ little to no self discharge? Freakin' great. I got an order of 'em pending, so I'll post more when I get those.
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04-12-09, 08:26 AM | #3 |
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Last time I checked, the Energizer rechargeables were ranked #1, but it's been a while. And the review was for camera battery life for rechargeable AA's. Not sure how expensive they are though.
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04-13-09, 10:57 AM | #5 |
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I use Eneloops in the camera, but for everything else, I use ones from all-battery.com.
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05-13-09, 04:23 PM | #6 |
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So far so good. They all worked out of the pack and don't seem to have the huge self discharge rates of my old tenergys.
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