Never used one, but was amazed to see there is a charger now that will charge the alkaline batteries as well. I think it was only a few times though. Seen it pop up on newegg one day.
On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 7:39 AM, Michael Orr <[email protected]>wrote: > I have bought many pre-charged right off the shelf and hit them with my > multi meter and they all came in right around 1.0 to 1.2 which is what they > should come in at. I think around .087 is when they are "dead" and need > recharged. If they fall below .043 I think then the cell is damaged. Each > one is slightly different. > I think the reason they started selling the pre-charged batteries were for > people like me who prefer rechargeable but if one is out and about and they > need new batteries they normally had to buy disposable. Now one can buy the > pre-charged and in most cases that should get one through until they get > home to a charger. > > I have had good luck with this practice but I can not say that everyone > will. I don't like buying disposable batteries in the store due to price. I > buy my lithium cells from battery junction and they are cheaper then > alkaline in the store. > > Hope this helps. I would say just buy one pack you may like the idea of the > pre-charge or you may hate them. I like them and use them a lot!!!! > > >>> <[email protected]> 7/15/2010 6:23 AM >>> > That was the point - they are supposed to retain 75% of the charge for > up to a year, and somewhere I read that they are supposed to last longer as > well. > > Dylan > > *Dylan Haines > **Systems Technical Support Manager > > **HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. > **Box 725, The Hive > **37 Hall Street > **Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 > * > Tel: (902)634-8316 ext. 237 > Cell: (902)553-0706 > Fax: (902)634-3647 > > *www.hb-studios.com* > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Brad Grafelman > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 14, 2010 5:45 PM > *To:* Tech-Geeks Mailing List > *Subject:* Re: [tech-geeks] Pre-charged NiMH batteries > > Haven't heard of this, but if I had the option I would specifically look > for the regular "uncharged" (or half-charged, whatever it really is) rather > than some pre-charged battery that's been sitting in a factory, > warehouse(s), transit vehicle(s), stockroom, and then the shelf from which I > buy it. :P > > > Thanks, > > Brad Grafelman > E-mail: [email protected] > Phone: (309) 657-5582 > > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 3:07 PM, Dylan Haines <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Hi all, just wondering if anyone has any data to share on the >> performance of the newer pre-charged NiMH batteries? - a little more >> expensive but supposed to hold their charge longer on the shelf. >> >> Thanks >> >> Dylan >> >> *Dylan Haines >> **Systems Technical Support Manager >> >> **HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. >> **Box 725, The Hive >> **37 Hall Street >> **Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 >> * >> Tel: (902)634-8316 ext. 237 >> Cell: (902)553-0706 >> Fax: (902)634-3647 >> >> *www.hb-studios.com* >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Tech-geeks mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.illinicloud.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks >> >> > --- Scanned by M+ Guardian Messaging Firewall --- > > _______________________________________________ > Tech-geeks mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.illinicloud.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech-geeks > >
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