8-Pack INCEHOLY Lithium AA Rechargeable Batteries w/ Charging Case (1.5V 3000mWh) $14.99 + Free Shipping w/ Prime

poohbie

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Lithium AA rechargeables are a total crapshoot. Bought one with the same charger and ended up just going back to non-rechargeable lithium AAs.

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SirSherlockHolmes

Aug 15, 2025 10:08 AM

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Woot has EBL lithium rechargeable AAs as of this comment, grab those they are a much better deal and brand.

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Woot has EBL lithium rechargeable AAs as of this comment, grab those they are a much better deal and brand.

*had* - Woot is not Amazon, they have things for a few days and then they're gone. I checked on the EBL's and they're sold out. That said, what makes you say they're better? Based on what, exactly?

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This is a good deal if they last, but I'm more of an Eneloop Pro fan myself. I use lithium AA in my Blink cameras.

nightanole

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Quote from GimmeYoTots

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*had* - Woot is not Amazon, they have things for a few days and then they're gone. I checked on the EBL's and they're sold out. That said, what makes you say they're better? Based on what, exactly?

Based on the fact the EBL is garbage...

Any who, you have to really watch this rabbit hole. There are two styles of lithiums.

The first style is HIGHPOWER. These things will put out massive current with little voltage drop. The problem with them is high self discharge and the voltage cuts out at 1.3 volts ish. These also can get very hot in high power mode.

The second is the long shelf life version. These act like normal AA's. Lowish current(still more than normal AA), low heat, extreme slow self discharge. They also have a circuit in them that will all them to run in low voltage mode down to 1.1v. Thats the key to picking them out of the crowd.

So if you buy high power and pop them in your mouse, you will be recharging every few weeks. If you get long shelf life and pop them into something with a flash or high power led, its going to struggle to keep the voltage up.

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Teraman

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Quote from nightanole

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Based on the fact the EBL is garbage...Any who, you have to really watch this rabbit hole. There are two styles of lithiums. The first style is HIGHPOWER. These things will put out massive current with little voltage drop. The problem with them is high self discharge and the voltage cuts out at 1.3 volts ish. These also can get very hot in high power mode. The second is the long shelf life version. These act like normal AA's. Lowish current(still more than normal AA), low heat, extreme slow self discharge. They also have a circuit in them that will all them to run in low voltage mode down to 1.1v. Thats the key to picking them out of the crowd.So if you buy high power and pop them in your mouse, you will be recharging every few weeks. If you get long shelf life and pop them into something with a flash or high power led, its going to struggle to keep the voltage up.

That is interesting. Is there any way to determine (without buying them) which brands are the long shelf like version?

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harley48

Aug 15, 2025 1:22 PM

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Quote from Teraman

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That is interesting. Is there any way to determine (without buying them) which brands are the long shelf like version?

The shorter lifespan of HIGH capacity NiMh vs "standard" capacity is a known trait that is largely ignored by the community. On top of that is quality. Some batteries are simply better than others, Eneloop is superior to almost any other NiMh. EBL market on their high capacity. Indeed, they have it.....but, they also do have a shorter life, and become troublesome sooner. I have a LOT of both, used heavily over years and my experience bears that out.
If you are curious about 1.5v AA lithiun I stongly recommend you look at this German review {Google translation required).
NOTE - this site link redirect will NOT work. You need to copy and past the link in a new window.
https://www.akkuvergleichstest.de/
The EBL 1.5v AA lithium rechargeable come out quite poorly - 900mAh capacity + 81.5% loss in one year.

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nightanole

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Quote from Teraman

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That is interesting. Is there any way to determine (without buying them) which brands are the long shelf like version?

Yes they have the 1.1v low voltage mode.

Timless

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Quote from harley48

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The shorter lifespan of HIGH capacity NiMh vs "standard" capacity is a known trait that is largely ignored by the community. On top of that is quality. Some batteries are simply better than others, Eneloop is superior to almost any other NiMh. EBL market on their high capacity. Indeed, they have it.....but, they also do have a shorter life, and become troublesome sooner. I have a LOT of both, used heavily over years and my experience bears that out. If you are curious about 1.5v AA lithiun I stongly recommend you look at this German review {translation required). https://www.akkuvergleichstest.de/ The EBL come out quite poorly, t

Are you confusing lithium rechargable with nimh rechargeable?

harley48

Aug 15, 2025 4:22 PM

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harley48Aug 15, 2025 4:22 PM

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Are you confusing lithium rechargable with nimh rechargeable?

No. They are entirely different chemistries.
There's LOTS of info filling that in.
What I WAS emphasizing is that High CAP NiMh are in some fundamental ways not as good as Standard (~2000mAh) CAP NiMh.

For 1.5v lithium that WHOLE area is a 'wild west mess' for everything that is claimed.
It it pure buyer's beware. Educate yourself before entering. If you enter into the realm and are 'shocked and disappointed' you mostly likely don't understand the chemistry and have been sucked in by the marketing....which is full of seriously exaggerated claims.
Quality and reliability are very hard to determine.

megazone23

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I avoid buying battery by Brand name only (unless like Eneloop, Panansoic I'm sure they have their own factories) because most of them don't make the batteries, so the debate on those brand is pretty much meaningless as they can switch manufacturers anytime and could be some poor batches they acquired at pennies.

I used to use Tenavolts (and it's expensive) but they're manufactured by Nafu.
From ChatGPT, EBL does have their factories but I've only used their 9V (in fact 7.4V) lithium rechargeable many years ago, so not much comment.
Recently, I mostly used Deleepow (GRbatty) lithium rechargeable, it's made by Delipow in Shenzhen, at least a real manufacturer. So far I'm satisfied.

Many people don't understand 1.5V Lithium Rechargeables are using a step down voltage regulator to convert 3.7V to 1.5V. While lithium batteries can be drawn in high current (as a auot battery jump starter), but the voltage regulator cannot. Many of them would say not to be used with high discharge devices which can damage the regulator or not perform as expected, but many people ignore that.

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