Tenergy Centura AAA Low Self-Discharge (LSD) 800MAH NiMH Rechargeable Batteries / 12pk. $13.95 or AA Low Self-Discharge (LSD) 2000MAH NiMH / 12pk. $18.63 ac / fs @ s4t

Picked up some before... good for the price. Thanks

Anyone comment on the quality of these vs Enloops? I seem to remember a previous post stating that many prefered the latter due to quality issues of the Tenergy.

i've had great luck with eneloops. i've had duracells, energizers, tenergy and maha. With 3 young kids, we go through buckets of NiMh batteries and others. I just replaced some LiOn packs in some toys that developed memory effects.

My older blue tenergy batteries are starting to die off and not take charges. But to be fair, I've had them for well over 6 years with countless cycles (and many with crappy quick chargers). I think a lot of that has to do with the complete draining of these batteries and not catching them before they completely drain (will kill a battery if the polarity reverses/drops to a complete discharge for a while). The chargers make a huge difference too.. What is known is that the fast chargers will do a number on the batteries in terms of heat. The slow charge can differ greatly between chargers too. I noticed one charger had an charging output of 1 amp another had .7 amp. I always go slow now as fast always gets the battery to some seriously hot temp (hot to touch is bad IMO). Get a very good smart charger as it pays for itself in spades in terms of keeping batteries' longevity high!

There is a plethora of great information on batteries online, but most of my knowledge comes from a leading elec. engineering Univ. of Texas Prof who's a neighbor who specializes in battery design. :-)

I started with eneloops 2 years ago (no duds yet). Maha did ok but a few died within a year. Tenergy did the same with a few dying every year. Energizers started dying after 5 years. To be fair, the eneloops are a completely different quality than the old cheap maha/tenergy batteries which were half the price. I would guess this to be their next generation eneloops competitor. I'd give it a shot if I werent' eyeball deep in rechargeables.

Thanks, I'm going to give these a shot.

Anyone have a opinion on what's the best charger for this sort of thing? I'm looking for the best bang for buck that the ability to charge multiple battery types.

Thanks in advance for any info.

Thanks

Ordered one pack each. Tks to stickycash

Well, after check reviews in Amazon, I contact shop4tech asking for cancel order and refund. Waiting for Eneloop deal.

They may well have gotten better over time, but I bought some Tenergy LSD batteries when they first came out, and they were utterly useless. They maintained a charge worse than non-LSD name-brand rechargeables. Just saying you may not want to buy a ton of these before trying them out first to make sure they've improved. If you want guaranteed quality, go with Eneloops.

Quote from SoDev : Anyone have a opinion on what's the best charger for this sort of thing? I'm looking for the best bang for buck that the ability to charge multiple battery types. Thanks in advance for any info.

By far best bang for your buck is is one of the La Crosse Chargers.

http://www.amazon.com/La-Crosse-T...ogy+BC-700

i bought tenergy's maybe 5 years ago and they were the worst batteries i have ever purchased in my life. they were the teal colored ones though, so not sure if the quality has gotten better. stick with eneloops for tried/true quality, i would say.

Thank you for the heads up. Ordered a pack of the AAA's to try. Seems like this deal pops up almost every month, and sometimes twice.

thanks! just bought a set up both!

Quote from smallcapguru : i've had great luck with eneloops. i've had duracells, energizers, tenergy and maha. With 3 young kids, we go through buckets of NiMh batteries and others. I just replaced some LiOn packs in some toys that developed memory effects. My older blue tenergy batteries are starting to die off and not take charges. But to be fair, I've had them for well over 6 years with countless cycles (and many with crappy quick chargers). I think a lot of that has to do with the complete draining of these batteries and not catching them before they completely drain (will kill a battery if the polarity reverses/drops to a complete discharge for a while). The chargers make a huge difference too.. What is known is that the fast chargers will do a number on the batteries in terms of heat. The slow charge can differ greatly between chargers too. I noticed one charger had an charging output of 1 amp another had .7 amp. I always go slow now as fast always gets the battery to some seriously hot temp (hot to touch is bad IMO). Get a very good smart charger as it pays for itself in spades in terms of keeping batteries' longevity high! There is a plethora of great information on batteries online, but most of my knowledge comes from a leading elec. engineering Univ. of Texas Prof who's a neighbor who specializes in battery design. :-) I started with eneloops 2 years ago (no duds yet). Maha did ok but a few died within a year. Tenergy did the same with a few dying every year. Energizers started dying after 5 years. To be fair, the eneloops are a completely different quality than the old cheap maha/tenergy batteries which were half the price. I would guess this to be their next generation eneloops competitor. I'd give it a shot if I werent' eyeball deep in rechargeables.

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What chargers do you find to be the best for you?