Rechargeable Batteries

starkj

Who make the best, longest lasting rechargeable batteries?

I have mainly used Jessops own name AA/AAA for digital cameras and found it doesn't take long before they will not hold a charge for very long. I had the impression that you should be getting close to a thousand recharges but nowhere near.

Any help appreciated.

espresso

The quality of the charger is very important. What type of charger are you using?

cledor

I find Uniross & Panasonic rechargeables last longest.

superscaper

What type of rechargeable are they? NiMH have much lower memory effect than NiCd and therefore will take far more charge/discharge cycles.

starkj

Using NiMH 2500 mAh batteries.

The charger is Jessops own plug-in charger.

superjaggybunnet

You get really good rechargeable batteries from Aldi.

£1.99 for a pack of four AA or AAA's.

starkj

I did get 4 AAA from Lidl for £1.99 seem ok up to now.

But for £1.99 will easily save a decent amount of money.

LittleJo

Hi,
I have has NiMH batteries bought from 7dayshop for over 2 years and no problems, is it possible that yours are faulty?
Jo

superscaper

I'd try them in a different charger, more likely to be the charger that's faulty than the batteries.

espresso

I use one of their chargers see here and their NiMh batteries are also very good value.

ShimSham

starkj wrote: »

Who make the best, longest lasting rechargeable batteries?

Sanyo are one of the best makes of rechargeable batteries.