Rechargable Batteries and Chargers, rookie questions

[rambo919]

I have been involuntarily volunteered to stock up on AA, AAA, C & D batteries both single use and rechargeable for someone.

Now a few stupid questions:

• Is this mislabeled.... it seems.... excessively expensive for just two. Already asked geewiz that question but repeating here while waiting for reply https://www.geewiz.co.za/batteries/79071-verbatim-m49923-alkaline-d-battery-2-pack.html
• This seems to be everything I need in a charger.... are there ever any issues with energizer chargers and non-energizer batteries? https://www.takealot.com/energizer-new-universal-charger/PLID56264090/description
• Do rechargable battaries ever actually die from just sitting on the shelf or just from recharging past their rated cycles?

 

[ADrunkTeddyBear]

Takealot

www.takealot.com

This is a better charger.

Also, rechargables so lose their charge while laying on the shelf so they need to be topped off every couple of months, so keep that in mind. Recharhables usually last around 800 to 1000 cycles so there's a lot of lifespan on them.

This is a good video about which brand is best.

I personally use Amazon basics around the house and I'm happy with them.

 

[mister]

I personally use Amazon basics around the house and I'm happy with them.

I have found some really cheap rechargeables on amazon compared to locally.

 

[backstreetboy]

I have found some really cheap rechargeables on amazon compared to locally.

I pay R50 for a pack of four Energizers at the street vendors in Strand beach.

 

[D tj]

store Apple used to have a charger with AA Batteries.....good batteries and value for money....AA only likely no longer carry though.
A lot to learn as not all batteries equal.....same with chargers.

 

[calypso]

I pay R50 for a pack of four Energizers at the street vendors in Strand beach.

"Energizers"

 

[Thor]

I pay R50 for a pack of four Energizers at the street vendors in Strand beach.

That's fake batteries

 

[bwana]

store Apple used to have a charger with AA Batteries.....good batteries and value for money....AA only likely no longer carry though.
A lot to learn as not all batteries equal.....same with chargers.

They were Eneloops.

I use GP ReCyko batteries for my camera flashes. 2700mAh and they're slow dischargers which means I can leave them for a few months without worry.

 

[chrisc]

100% fake those cheap Energisers. Same as Duracell. Huge problem for the manufacturers. An alarm importer who was using Duracells for their wireless detectors had to change to Energisers as 9 out of 10 units were returned under warranty

 

[backstreetboy]

That's fake batteries

Looks real to me. Comes in the same pack.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Looks real to me. Comes in the same pack.

Great fakes
No one here in the Helderberg shops at the beach there in Strand on weekends anymore
Fake batteries, fake razor blades, you name it.
There is even fake Loreal products, the stuff all looks legit but I doubt it is. I might be wrong but some friends that live here close by have had some bad deals over the years. I can't prove it though

 

[Thor]

100% fake, same story in stellenbosch

it's really not hart to make fakes, especially the branding.

They do the same with 16GB flash drives, looks like scandisk, then you get home and it's a 4GB or a dud.

 

[backstreetboy]

Great fakes
No one here in the Helderberg shops at the beach there in Strand on weekends anymore
Fake batteries, fake razor blades, you name it.
There is even fake Loreal products, the stuff all looks legit but I doubt it is. I might be wrong but some friends that live here close by have had some bad deals over the years. I can't prove it though

My charger with build in health check only picked up two bad batteries (not even sure I got them there). Rest all works so far.

 

[SauRoNZA]

store Apple used to have a charger with AA Batteries.....good batteries and value for money....AA only likely no longer carry though.
A lot to learn as not all batteries equal.....same with chargers.

Those were Eneloops.

They don’t lose their charge sitting in the shelf.

Uniross Hybrio is similar.

 

[wingnut771]

Isn’t the way to tell fakes from the real thing is their weight?

 

[cr@zydude]

Ideally get a good quality adapter for your charger's plug and plug directly into a wall socket.

I once put a charger into a multiplug and misjudged the amount of space around the socket. 1 to 2 seconds of poor contact on the charger pins and I smelled smoke. The charger no longer works.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Isn’t the way to tell fakes from the real thing is their weight?

The fake 18650 batteries weigh less than a standard AAA battery and last less than an hr in a LED light.

 

[Park@82]

IMO get an intelligent charger that can detect when batteries are full. The cheaper ones are timer based.

Some chargers can even test battery capacity.

 

[ebendl]

I personally use Amazon basics around the house and I'm happy with them.

Do you import the Amazon basic batteries to SA (I'm assuming you're in SA).

Aren't batteries an issue importing yourself?

 

[ADrunkTeddyBear]

Do you import the Amazon basic batteries to SA (I'm assuming you're in SA).

Aren't batteries an issue importing yourself?

Yeah I'm in KZN.

Not really an issue if they are standard AA or AAA etc. Your batteries that give you issues are notebook batteries and pouch cells.