Eneloop batteries

The Sanyo brand eneloop batteries are of the best rechargeable battery’s on the market today, period.
Some of the best rechargeable AA batteries are the one’s made by Sanyo called eneloop batteries.

Sanyo low self discharge eneloop batteries

These rechargeable eneloop batteries are a new breed of battery that are designed to be able to hold their charge for months and months on end. The fancy name for these type of batteries are called “low self discharge batteries”.

Basically the normal type of rechargeable batteries that we are all used to, will lose their power after a few months of not being used.

The beauty of these new eneloop ones are that you can charge them up once, put them in the cupboard and take them back out to use later on in 6 months time and they will still work.

Normal one’s will not be able to do this as they have the “self-discharge” characteristics. You can read up more about these special batteries here low self-discharge nickel-metal hydride battery (LSD NiMH).

I used these fantastic rechargeable batteries in my super bright led flashlight, the Fenix TK40. They have performed flawlessly for me ever since I bought the flashlight and the batteries.

These are also good, or should I say excellent to be used in flash photography equipment. Other people who have also decided to run with the eneloop’s have nothing but great comments to say about them. You can see some of the comments below.

Here is one guy’s reveiw of the eneloop batteries……I have to agree, they are fantastic!

Buying my 4th set, April 2,2007
By C.Stoneham (Texas)

I was initially skeptical when I bought these but figured it couldn’t hurt. I
needed a set for my Nikon SB-600 flash. The 2700 mAh Energizers I had performed just fine until
they sat in the flash for a month, at which point I had to carry a spare set “just in case”.
I charged the Eneloops, placed them in the flash and had my first call a month
later. They worked wonderfully. I went the whole evening without needed spares. I used them again
two months later and got a solid hour or two before they were exhausted. They easily lasted 2-3x as
long as the Energizers and where in the flash for 2x as long. All-in-all, they’ve performaed very
well. They may not maintain 85% of their charge after one year at room temp (as one reviewer
suggested) but they certainly “sit in the bag” far better than my others. I am slowly phasing out
all my non-Eneloops as a result…

• Holds 75% charge after 3 years storage
• Can be charged 1500 times
• Only takes a few charges to get you money back versus using non-rechargeable batteries
• Come charged from the factory so they are ready to use straight from the packet

Here is a site that has a good technical review of the sanyo eneloop low self discharge batteries, here.

Here is the best place to get some eneloop batteries (click the link) Sanyo Eneloop Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries.

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