batteries

[wayne riley]

just want to know what you think are the best AAA rechargeable batteries out there.
and where you can get them

[trout hunter]

i got a charger and batteries in lidle a few weeks back and they work fine

[gfkelly1969]

i found most brands of rechargeable batteries are similar what you need to look for when you are buying batteries is the mAh rating,the higher the rating the longer they will last,i think the highest rating in the aaa is 1250mah

[gd]

I got great ones in argos last year they are digital camera ones think I paid about €20 for 4. The aa were 1800mah not sure about rating on the aaa though.

[JOHN1]

Bought some AA's for the silva's from lidl and they are fine around 4euro for 4

[MAC]

The Lidl ones are ok, but they are not the highest mAh rating.

For high quality batteries at a cracking price buy the 7dayshop own brand batteries. You can get 1100mAh AAA and I think they also have 2800mAh AA's. Both at about stg£4 for 4. I have several sets of each and they are an excellent battery.

Kev

[JOHN1]

just had a look at the AA'S i got from LIDL and they are 2300mha nothing wrong with that power for a few euro

[MAC]

That seems decent enough John. I have 1800mAh Tronic batteries from lidl and I don't rate them. They dont seem to have that much power and don't hold a charge for very long.

While I'm at it you get very cheap USB memory cards from www.7dayshop.com as well.

Kev

[JOHN1]

the ones i got kev are a blue battery and there called (ACTIVE ENERGY) i said lidl but it could possibly be aldi its either one of them shops and they do the job in the headlights.

[round_ourway]

I have the 2400mah energier ones. £14 for 4 + charger. I use them for the xbox controller and they last forever. lidl ones are durt... I had them before and they lost there charge within hours

[JOHN1]

the ones i got are far from durt, there not even like dirt there great for the money you could get 3 setts for the price of the set you bought so wou would never have to worry about been deflated of power

[roger de dodger]

i have a tronic charger ,it flashes red if a rechargeble is knackered ,i had over 15 aaa ,s and over half ove em needed binning (energizer and uniross as well as aldi and lidle!)the aldi rechargebles are ok but you can get the odd dud in a new set (happened to me twice!)if you are using 3 good aa,s and one dud they are gonna seem crap but for 4.99 for 4 aa,s who,s gonna moan a good intelligent charger is a sound investment as it drains the batteries before charging and cuts off when their full and tells you if you have a dud
what you using aaa ,s in wayne ,they dont hold much power for a headlamp had to change my lenser over to aa ,s now i get two or three sessions out of it instead of changing the batteries halfway through a session

[wayne riley]

theyll be for the lenser h7.
how do you convert to AA rodger

[roger de dodger]

get a battery pack off an old headlight that takes aa and get out a scissors and soldering iron, the rest is trile and errror i used a blob of hotmelt to seal up around the wires where they enter the battery compartment, why they insist on aaa is beyond me for the weight saved the extended light is worth a few extra oz,they are good headlights for the money

[wayne riley]

sound rodger thanx.
only got the light on wed so looking forward 2 tryin it out 2moro.
but i have to say im impressed with it so far for the price

[roger de dodger]

your going fishing

[wayne riley]

your going fishing

got the visa stamped and out for the day

[daminim]

I work for a distributor, and i get all my batteries from them - durracell procell batteries. They are industry standard batteries therefore generally last longer than regular shop bought ones. They retail at €8.99 for 10 aaa batteries.