Hybrid NiMH AA batteries?

[Silent1CB]

I need new rechargable batteries. Thought I would try the Hybrid NiMH this time. Can I charge them in a regular NiMH charger?

I was using 2650 mAH but don't seem to find them that high in the hybrid type. Will 2000 mAH hybrid be enough?

Favorite brands? Ones to stay away from?

 

[ukcatfan]

I have been happy with the Duracell set I have. They can be charged in regular chargers and you will not find them as high of a mAH as regular ones. I just bought a Rayovac set at Target on clearance, but have not used them yet.

 

[Silent1CB]

Now if I can just find them in a store. I popped into Target & BestBuy on the way home and neither had anything called Hybrid.

They each had Rechargeable and Pre-Charged Rechargeable. It looks like Hybrids are now called Pre-Charged?

 

[boBQuincy]

Pre-charged is probably another nam for hybrid NiMH. After a week the hybrids will probably have s much power as the other cells, after that even more. If you use them right away the standard ones are best, if not the hybrids are the way to go.

 

[GrillMouster]

The hybride NiMH (aka pre-charged NiMH) typically have far less capacity than the other rechargeable NiMH, but they can hold their charge when not in use for far longer. They can all be used with just about any charger.

Standard NiMH batteries lose their charge at an alarming rate (some say as fast as 5% a day) when they're sitting around not being used. Generally, the higher the capacity, the higher the discharge rate.

I own both types of batteries. I always use hybrids in my wife's point-and-shoot, along with a spare pair in its travel case, because she will go for long periods of not using it, and she never charges the batteries in advance. If I remember I'll charge them for her right before a trip.

I use standard high-capacity batteries for all my stuff (flashguns, battery grip, etc), and I charge them all (including lots of extras) right before a planned shoot. I have an eight-bay smart charger that charges and conditions each cell individually.

 

[Silent1CB]

The hybride NiMH (aka pre-charged NiMH) typically have far less capacity than the other rechargeable NiMH, but they can hold their charge when not in use for far longer. They can all be used with just about any charger.

Standard NiMH batteries lose their charge at an alarming rate (some say as fast as 5% a day) when they're sitting around not being used. Generally, the higher the capacity, the higher the discharge rate.

I own both types of batteries. I always use hybrids in my wife's point-and-shoot, along with a spare pair in its travel case, because she will go for long periods of not using it, and she never charges the batteries in advance. If I remember I'll charge them for her right before a trip.

I use standard high-capacity batteries for all my stuff (flashguns, battery grip, etc), and I charge them all (including lots of extras) right before a planned shoot. I have an eight-bay smart charger that charges and conditions each cell individually.

I sound like you wife. Long periods between use. I use rechargeables in lots of items, so I might get a varitey of types actually. Won't mix and match. I know better than that.

I also had a bad habit of charging my last set often, and when they were not fully drained. Bad because it causes memory. The hybrids supposedly don't have a memory effect problem.

 

[GrillMouster]

The hybrids work great for low-drain devices. We have a few sets in our remote controls, a radio we keep in our bathrooms that only get used while getting ready, etc..

 

[jdbyrnes]

I've been using Sanyo Eneloop batteries in my flash packs and have been very happy with them.