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| Thread ID: 114436 | 2010-12-02 22:44:00 | Where to get high voltage rechargable batteries? | laworder (12738) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1158275 | 2010-12-02 22:44:00 | Similar to the Powergenix ones (only available in the USA unfortunately) that put out 1.6 volts rather than the 1.2 volts you get from NiCD and NiMH rechargables. Have looked at the DSE and Jaycar sites, nothing there. Could buy a Powergenix charger and batteries off the Amazon site, but it'll have a US plug and require 110 volts US input I would imagine I've asked this over at Trade Me as well, hope someone here might have come across these Regards Peter J |
laworder (12738) | ||
| 1158276 | 2010-12-03 18:48:00 | Googled? | pctek (84) | ||
| 1158277 | 2010-12-03 20:15:00 | They only seem to have an advantage over Eneloop style NiMH in cameras or other equipment that have temperamental voltage sensing. | PaulD (232) | ||
| 1158278 | 2010-12-03 20:32:00 | Amashop nz appears to have them and shopping mad nz. | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 1158279 | 2010-12-04 09:42:00 | What you need is rechargeable alkaline cells. They have the higher terminal voltage but they are scarce as hen's teeth and quite expensive. About half of the ones I bought started to leak and lose capacity fairly quickly too. I found it cheaper to buy a bulk box of 40 DSE Alkalines and when they were too low for the camera, they were still usable in other appliances. I use a lot of AA cells and after much testing I decided that DSE were as good any anything else on the market and better than most of them. I don't think that rechargeable alkaline technology is up to the required standard yet, hence the lack of big brand product in the market. When the likes of Eveready or Duracell etc will put their name on the product I'll start buying again. Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1158280 | 2010-12-05 01:00:00 | One must assume Godfather still not well, he would have the answer! | Cicero (40) | ||
| 1158281 | 2010-12-05 13:02:00 | NiMH work great in my Canon A400, no issues with the lower voltage, and they last for ages (like the Energizer Lithium, but without costing $20 each pair) Assuming I get the average 1000 recharges out of mine, that's a saving of almost TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1158282 | 2010-12-05 19:40:00 | Energizer Lithium are best kept as emergency spares (long shelf life) or when you want to lighten your camera (about 1/2 weight of NiMH). Recently both Office Max and Warehouse Stationery have had 2+2 packs, 4 for the price of 2 deals. | PaulD (232) | ||
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