Poundland 4 AA Rechargeable batteries £1 (merged)

anay

they are 800 mah.

Any good for £1?

ravenfield

Is there a NiCd or NiMH on the battery?

mike_paterson

800 mah and 4 for a quid - bound to be nicad.
They have sold them at this price before apparently but my local store says that they have never had rechargeables.

anay

Yea they're ni-cad.

mike_paterson

Nicad are still ok - just not as good as NiMH - less power and battery memory syndrome, but I have some that are years old and still useable.
at 4 for a quid you will save a fortune v regular throw away batteries as rechargeables cab be used thousands of times. You will also reduce toxic waste (old batteries are nasty things), and help conserve raw materials and energy.

anay

K thnx. will probly get some.

djsalt

Found this info on a website:

"NiCD (Nickel-Cadmium) and NiMH (Nickel-Metal Hydride) are two very different types of batteries. Both types must be handled differently from one another in regards to charging and discharging procedures and philosophies.



In general, NiMH batteries cannot handle the high rate of charges or discharges (typically over 1.5-2 amps) that NiCAD batteries can. Many modelers use high rate, peak detection or time-based chargers to charge NiCAD batteries. Such chargers are NOT recommended for NiMH batteries (unless otherwise specified in the charger or battery literature) as they can cause permanent damage to the NiMH cells. Also, NiMH batteries will not perform well in high rate discharge applications, typically providing only a small fraction of the rated capacity in these instances.


NiMH batteries also have approximately twice the self-discharge rate of NiCAD batteries when in an used state. For example, when your radio is off, a 1650mah NiMH battery can discharge itself nearly twice as quickly as a NiCAD battery, typically within one week. Therefore, you must charge your NiMH batteries the night before each use.


When handled correctly though, NIMH batteries can be very beneficial, providing much longer run times than comparably sized and weighted NiCAD batteries."

TO sum it up if your using batteries in a digital camera or led torch, always use ni-mh infact considering the increased environmental damage thats caused with nicad's ... stick with ni-mh

djsalt

Woah.. ok- x8 AA 2000mah Ni-mh batteries with charger = £9.99 incl. VAT
pretty good delivery options too. finding lots o cheap stuff on svp 2night.

http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/battcharge.html

polly5

Sorry peeps thought mah was a a typo

800 mah ni cad AA 1.2
standard charge 7.5 hours at 160 ma
quick charge 1.2 hours at 800 ma

i will know next time

Just thought they would be useful with the season of battery toys coming up

noodlepoodle

djsalt wrote:

Woah.. ok- x8 AA 2000mah Ni-mh batteries with charger = £9.99 incl. VAT
pretty good delivery options too. finding lots o cheap stuff on svp 2night.

http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/battcharge.html

I bought them too. Charged all 8 batteries for my camera before my 3-week-holiday and I didn't need to charge any during my trip. :T