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From: me on 23 Aug 2008 16:13
Sanyo has rechargeable battery system called Enerloop

I have a Texas Instruments 84 graphing calculator and
various other small devices that seem to eat up AA and
AAA batteries.

Would it be frugal to buy this Sanyo system instead of
throw away batteries?
From: Rod Speed on 23 Aug 2008 17:29
me(a)privacy.net wrote:
> Sanyo has rechargeable battery system called Enerloop
>
> I have a Texas Instruments 84 graphing calculator and
> various other small devices that seem to eat up AA and
> AAA batteries.
>
> Would it be frugal to buy this Sanyo system instead of
> throw away batteries?

Depends on whether the calculator can handle the lower battery voltage.


From: The Real Bev on 23 Aug 2008 21:32
Rod Speed wrote:

> me(a)privacy.net wrote:
>> Sanyo has rechargeable battery system called Enerloop
>>
>> I have a Texas Instruments 84 graphing calculator and
>> various other small devices that seem to eat up AA and
>> AAA batteries.
>>
>> Would it be frugal to buy this Sanyo system instead of
>> throw away batteries?

Eneloop, not Enerloop.

> Depends on whether the calculator can handle the lower battery voltage.

I have some of the Duracell equivalent for my Canon A720IS camera which
work quite well. They don't cost much more than regular or
fast-charge NiMH batteries and the fact that they don't self-discharge
quickly is a real boon.

--
Cheers, Bev
==========================================================
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Kennedy on the Senate floor."
- Jesse Helms describing heart surgery
From: Vic Smith on 23 Aug 2008 23:22
On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 15:13:35 -0500, me(a)privacy.net wrote:

>Sanyo has rechargeable battery system called Enerloop
>
>I have a Texas Instruments 84 graphing calculator and
>various other small devices that seem to eat up AA and
>AAA batteries.
>
>Would it be frugal to buy this Sanyo system instead of
>throw away batteries?

Yep. Anything that's "eating" batteries will be cheaper to run buying
the rechargeables.
The Eneloops are supposed to be good for things like flashlights too
since they supposedly hold their charge.
Bought a Sanyo setup off ebay, and been using them a few months with
my cordless laser mouse, and they seem fine so far, lasting as least
as long between recharges as the Targus and one other brand I was
using before. Those lost their recharging capability.
Supposedly the Eneloops have more cycles. We'll see.
But if you price them out the Eneloops are close to the same cost as
any other brand of rechargeables, so I figured I'd try them.
Haven't tried them in my camera or flashlights, just the mouse and
keyboard, so that's all I can say.

--Vic
From: me on 25 Aug 2008 12:14
Vic Smith
<thismailautodeleted(a)comcast.net> wrote:

>Bought a Sanyo setup off ebay,

Is eBay the cheapest place to get the
"kit"...batts and charger?
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