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Digipower BHNDR2AA Endure AA Rechargeable 2000 mAh Batteries (4 Pack) |  | Brand: DigiPower
Buy New: $14.99
as of 11/23/2009 12:13 CST details
Seller: Amazon.com
Rating:  1 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Battery: AA type
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 0.5 x 4 x 5.3
MPN: BHNDR2AA
Model: BHNDR2AA
UPC: 758302617739
EAN: 0758302617739
ASIN: B000NHQKJU
Release Date: February 28, 2007
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | Ready to use out of the pack | | • | Holds charger for up to one year | | • | Environmentally Friendly | | • | Rechargeable up to 1000 times |
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Product Description
When left in the camera or stored for a short period of time, they will lose power. Standard Nickel Metal Hydride batteries lose an average of 25% of their power every month, making them unreliable at unexpected times.The endure Series are packed with features that make using a digital camera more enjoyable. They come pre-charged and ready to use right out of the package. They stay charged for up to 1 year. endure series will retain up to 90% of their power for a year; so they can be stored in a camera for extended periods without fear of drain and loss of power. Endure Series are ready to use at any time.
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| Customer Reviews:
NOT "Ready-to-Use" as claimed November 14, 2009
NLee the Engineer (Nashua, NH)
The product description of Digipower Endure AA Rechargeable Batteries claims they are "pre-charged and ready to use right out of the package", and that they "retain up to 90% of their power for a year". Its package has similar claims printed. Even on each cell it says: "The longer staying rechargeable battery". But as far as I can tell, none of those claims are true.
I received four of those "Endure Series 1" AA cells with the Digipower DPS-6000 Battery Charger. Right out of the package, one cell is completely dead (terminal voltage 0.88V). The other three are at 1.28V, which seems normal. But when I tested them in my La Crosse BC-900, their average remaining charge is only 720mAh, or about 1/3 of the rated capacity!
Previously I have test many name-brand low-self-discharge batteries, such as Sanyo Eneloop and Rayovac Rechargeable. All those arrived with at least 70% of full capacity - even those eneloop cells that were manufactured 22 months ago. In contrast, the charge retention capability of those Endure cells appear to be similar to that of ordinary lower capacity (under 2400mAh) NiMH cells.
After two additional charge/discharge cycles on my BC-900, those four Endure cells showed an average capacity of 2270mAh. This by it self seems very good, because all named-brand LSD cells are rated 2000-2100mAh only. But in this case, the unusually high capacity only deepens my suspicion that: those are in fact just ordinary NiMH cells marketed as "Pre-Charged" and "Ready-to-Use".
I am in the middle of a long-term storage test, to verify whether those batteries are really low-self-discharge as claimed. In the meantime, don't take your chances. Stay with name-brand LSD cells from Sanyo, Rayovac, Kodak and Duracell instead.
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