They're working well for me in light duty so far. Rick
-- Rick Tavan iPhone On Oct 21, 2012, at 10:36 PM, "hawley, charles j jr" <c-haw...@illinois.edu> wrote: > I am using PowerEx IMEDION AA 2400mAh. Same claims as the Eneloop and seem to > be as good or better if you believe the reviews. > Anyone else try these? > > Chuck, KE9UW > aka Jack, BMW Motorcycles BMWMOA #224 > > ________________________________________ > From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] on > behalf of Rich [reh...@ix.netcom.com] > Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 8:33 PM > To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Batteries - rechargeable AA's > > Steve, the advice I got, a combination of list advice and internet > reviews, is to go with the low self-discharge NiMH made in Japan, and > the Sanyo Eneloop seem to have many followers, with the top of that line > the Sanyo Eneloop XX batteries. Advice was to stay away from the > Chinese products as too variable. > > I could not find XXs locally, and settled for the Batteries Plus > Japanese NiMH batteries this week. No reference to discharge. I may > regret that. Will buy a set of the XXs when I can. Too early for reviews. > > Rich > NU6T > > On 10/21/2012 4:34 PM, Steve KC8QVO wrote: >> I have a 3 day backpacking trip coming up next weekend and will be taking my >> KX3 along with my solar panel/charge controller. >> >> In the past I have used a 7Ah SLA with the rig (works pretty well) but it is >> heavy. I want to switch out to 8 AA's this trip to see how it works out. >> >> What recommendations on NiMh AA cells do you all have that I can source >> locally? I have bought some batteries that have been decent and some that >> are terrible over the years, the best ones I found were at Radio Shack. What >> others have you had good luck with? I'd rather stay away from Walmart and >> other convenience stores. How about Batteries Plus? I haven't ever bought >> batteries from them before (cell type, my SLA came from there). >> >> My trip takes me along the Appalachian Trail and around Sugarland Mountain >> in TN/NC. I'll be sure to get some pictures. >> >> Steve, KC8QVO >> >> >> >> -- >> View this message in context: >> http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/KX3-Batteries-rechargeable-AA-s-tp7564426.html >> Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
