On Sun, 12 Jul 2015, nicola wrote:

How much voltage do Eneloops loose after a week? This is my situation in
more detail.....

I have plenty of Duracell precharged nimhs. People have said they were
rlabelled Eneloops, but I don't know.

I have a set in my Grundig/Eton G3. I charged them last year sometime. I
had the radio on last month, and it was fine. But otherwise I haven't
been using it.

I have another set in my Garmin GPS. I don't use it much either. But it
stays useful over a long time with the batteries not recharged.

Those Duracells come in a package that says they will stay charged up to a
year. I think I've opened up a package and been able to use them fine.

So I would say they have a pretty good life (assuming these are the
Eneloops).

Othr types of nimhs, they tend to need charging after time. And I bought
a set of 2600mA AA Duracells at one point, I had a gift card and I needed
six for my Grundig YB400, and those are awful. They never seemed to hold
a charge, so the better amp-hours meant nothing.


Michael


I have an old Sony digital shortwave radio from the 1980s which works
slightly better on alkalines but I use Eneloops because it's cheaper.

Eneloops last about 9 or 10 days before the radio won't switch on.

I alternate between 2 sets of Eneloops. Each week I take the used Eneloops
out of the radio and put in a new set which were charged the week before.

How much voltage will the week-old Eneloops have lost? I am more concerned
about losing radio perfomance (which is why I am asking about voltage) than
total charge.




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