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[Andrew Broughton]

Powerex have been a Broadway standard for years. B&H is a good source.

For those that don't know... Maha Energy makes PowerEx.

[Andrien (No Last Name)]

We are using IKEA Ladda for about 1 year and so far so good. Buy the one made in Japan (usually 2450mha).
If you want to explore further, this site is pretty good
http://aacycler.com/battery/aa/

[TJ (Tom) Cornish]

One additional advantage of the Eneloops is very low self discharge. For those doing shows weekly this may not be a problem; for those of us who work more sporadically, my system of a “Charged bag” and a “Dead bag” works even with gigs months apart. For standard NiMH batteries I would be less comfortable using a battery I last charged 6 months ago.

+1 on the Eneloop Standard (white). For high drain things like digital camera flashes the pros allow the flash to recharge faster; for typical production wireless usage, the extra current capacity of the “pros” isn’t worth it to me.

[Russell Ault]

One additional advantage of the Eneloops is very low self discharge. For those doing shows weekly this may not be a problem; for those of us who work more sporadically, my system of a “Charged bag” and a “Dead bag” works even with gigs months apart. For standard NiMH batteries I would be less comfortable using a battery I last charged 6 months ago. {...}

This is definitely an important consideration (IIRC most NiMH batteries will be pretty flat after 6 months). FWIW, Maha's "Powerex Precharged" do fairly well in this regard as well.

-Russ

[Gary Greyhosky]

One additional advantage of the Eneloops is very low self discharge. For those doing shows weekly this may not be a problem; for those of us who work more sporadically, my system of a “Charged bag” and a “Dead bag” works even with gigs months apart. For standard NiMH batteries I would be less comfortable using a battery I last charged 6 months ago.

+1 on the Eneloop Standard (white). For high drain things like digital camera flashes the pros allow the flash to recharge faster; for typical production wireless usage, the extra current capacity of the “pros” isn’t worth it to me.

This is excellent advice. Thank you. These will be used in a high school and will likely sit unused for extended periods of time.

[Russell Ault]

This is excellent advice. Thank you. These will be used in a high school and will likely sit unused for extended periods of time.

Regardless of advertised self-discharge rate, for NiMH batteries that have been sitting for a while I would always recommend charging them again before their next use.

-Russ

[Debbie Dunkley]

Regardless of advertised self-discharge rate, for NiMH batteries that have been sitting for a while I would always recommend charging them again before their next use.

-Russ

Yes.... I always charge again if I have gone out more than 3-4 weeks. In fact if I want to quickly check my batteries in the EW packs, I can guarantee that some of my other batteries will show only 2 bars after a couple of weeks but the Eneloops will show 3 bars.  I realize the calibration in the pack is unreliable with rechargeables compared to Alkaline but it can still be used as a basic guide in this way.

[lindsay Dean]

Standard White Panasonic Eneloop 🎯

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