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Technology Reviews, TVs, Audio PCs and other Gadgets...and of course coffee
Ooops, there's a problem. AA Rechargeable Batteries Group Test
After a disappointing purchase of a set of rechargeable batteries from Amazon I decided it was time for a group test.
Using the excellent XTAR Dragon charger I spent days charging and discharging these batteries several times to test them. I finally found a winner and it wasn't even that close.
What I haven't done yet is a long-term test to include shelf life, if that's something you'd be interested in, please subscribe.
Here are the Amazon links to the batteries (apart from the LADDA). As an affiliate I earn a small amount from any purchases made via these links which goes to fund videos like this. There was no sponsorship involved. Thanks.
Duracell AA 2500mAh 4 Pack
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Amazon Basics AA 2000mAh 4 Pack
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Eneloop Pro 2500mAh 4 Pack
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EBL AA 2500mAh 8 Pack
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and the charger
XTAR Dragon
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If you'd like to take a look at my other channel where I'm updating some movie trailers it's here :
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Using the excellent XTAR Dragon charger I spent days charging and discharging these batteries several times to test them. I finally found a winner and it wasn't even that close.
What I haven't done yet is a long-term test to include shelf life, if that's something you'd be interested in, please subscribe.
Here are the Amazon links to the batteries (apart from the LADDA). As an affiliate I earn a small amount from any purchases made via these links which goes to fund videos like this. There was no sponsorship involved. Thanks.
Duracell AA 2500mAh 4 Pack
amzn.to/3GkLBYo
Amazon Basics AA 2000mAh 4 Pack
amzn.to/3K87P22
Eneloop Pro 2500mAh 4 Pack
amzn.to/3r2IePk
EBL AA 2500mAh 8 Pack
amzn.to/3Fc1jng
and the charger
XTAR Dragon
amzn.to/3f6mFHU
If you'd like to take a look at my other channel where I'm updating some movie trailers it's here :
czcams.com/channels/HtoXq0xW4kgl9FY3syv86w.html
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You are using the patio wacher wrong, it works much better than just the pressure wacher , you blow out all the sand between the tiles too
I bought some Duracell AA rechargeable batteries but didn't notice they were only 1200 mah.
These electric ones never have the power you need to use the puck
Hello My Friend,I just wanted to thank you for this work and The Very Helpful video.Sorry I Have A Question i have xbox controllers and i might buy some of rechargeable batteries what do you recommend for me from these batteries and also the most of the batteries have 1.2v per battery and Microsoft Recommend 1.5v is there any problem to use rechargeable batteries that have 1.2v?
I’d use the eneloop pros, I have used these in the past on my Xbox controller, the only downside with any rechargeable is that they don’t last as long as the alkalines, you’ll need to recharge them quicker than you would between normal battery swaps. Anyone else have suggestions?
@@knewideas3860 I'm really confused what to choose, and I think Charge&play kit from Xbox is little bit expensive for 1 rechargeable battery.What a Confusion !!
I returned this patio cleaner to Bunnings, it is a piece of plastic, useless.
The reviewer is uneducated. NiMH does not have ‘a key feature of low self-discharge’. Mentioning it in the context of lithium-based AA entering the market makes no sense. Even LSD NiMH self-discharges dramatically faster than lithium or alkaline. There is nothing wrong with EBL either. It had provided constant 1.5V until cut-off its internal dc-dc converter. While NiMH went from 1.5V to 1.0V with 1.2V on average. 1900/1.2*1.5=2375mAh when adjusted voltage, comparable to the Duracell 2415 mAh at the same promised 2500 mAh.
Bad quality. Mine stopped working after few years. With little use. I have cared for it all the right ways. Very expensive, happy in the beginning, angry and sad now.
I never had AA or rechargeable batteries of anything turn out good but I had rechargeable products turn out good. I had zero good luck with Rechargeable batteries.
I've had mine years and it's never let me down. Used once/twice a year for cleaning our patio and it does the job nicely. Wet the slabs and put some cheap bleach on it and spread the bleach. The next day use the T'Race and it does a cracking job.
Nothing strong about a 3 second extraction
Sir how are you do you know the accurate manual instructions for this model? im looking for it but no luck
Sorry no, I sold this years ago
You should try using a bit of liquid flux, which makes the desoldering a lot easier. And if your having trouble getting the solder off put a bit more solder on.
That’s odd you found the patio cleaner head hard to move around.. I’ve just tried my new K5 with the same attachment head and it was super easy to move, it glided over the surface like a hovercraft and cleaned my patio as well as the lance.
Thanks, great review, I was considering buying it but it seems it would go to the landfill rather sooner than expected, not keen on poor quality rubbish
Your patio cleaner is on soft setting
Yes but you don’t get everything drenched if you use the patio cleaner
got the date wrong, it is Feb 28th NOT 28 Feb
Excellent Video. Really Helpful. Thanks 👍🏼
You're welcome!
Just brought one of these, also it's very refreshing to see a decent worthwhile CZcams video for a change, as all I seem to see nowadays are embarrassing famalam videos or dire wokery from the liberal loons😂lovely stuff mate👌🏻👍🏻
Thanks Sara, great to hear that it helped.
I have the older 2300mAh EBL cells they have a capacity of 2260mAh when discharged at 200mA. I did also notice that my old AAA EBL 800mAh cell have a much better low self discharge compared to the newer EBL 1100mAh AAA cells. I don't think EBL make the cells, they just wrap cells in their branding - hence, the quality is so different between generations.
I’ve had amazons die on me so not buying anymore of those.
If the battery is the only real difference, how about going for cheaper one ($108 vs $178) and getting an external battery unit?
LADDA = EneloopPro
The nozzle on mine falls all the time. Any idea how to be fixed. It hasn't been used and it is not blocked
EBL batteries are garbage. I bought a multi cell set a while back and over half of them failed within a year. All have since failed. I use smart chargers and analyzers for all of my over 100 rechargeable batteries and EBL Is in my opinion the worst. You are much better off just buying rechargeable energizer batteries which are quite good and fairly inexpensive as are the Amazon batteries.
The Eneloop 1900mah I used were not the best. EBL no better, Amazon, Mrbattery and Duracell have lasted the longest. Some are over 5 years old most get charged once every two weeks. They all will vary due to quality control and materials used. Sometimes you just get a few bad ones. I just got the new lithium ones 23.00 for 4 of them, that give you a real 1.5 volts AA type. Some things I have will not run on the 1.2 volts. I am expecting them to out do all the others. No matter they have saved me thousands over the years verses the alkaline one time use battery. So am still ahead.
What is the power different
There is one battery plant in Japan that makes the best NiMh. That is the FDK plant. If a label states "Made in Japan", they are made at this plant. Eneloop, Fujitsu, Ladda and perhaps others are made there.
Thanks for the excellent information.
One test I would really, REALLY appreciate, would be a real-life test of rechargeable D-cell batteries. The quality seems to vary dramatically from badly modified AA batteries in wrappers, up to 'claimed' 10,000mAh EBL batteries. D-cell seems to be the forgotten cousin of the battery world...😢
Sorry to say that's not going to be something I'll be doing, I don't really have devices which use D cells and it's not worth it cost wise to invest in all the cells needed. With the income I get from YT it is really not worth it. Google have have killed off a lot of the small channels over the last couple of years. Keep an eye on the project farm channel it maybe something they end up doing, or you could suggest it.
Rocco has tried them all, and they're all junk. The best are the Tenergy Whites. Their capacity is about 80% of rated, and they'll last about 80 charges. Same story for C's as the D's.
been using an old smaller and cheaper head discontinued now, far better and quicker on paving than the lance,,,, lance can get slightly more off but has to be used half an inch off of the slab with a spray thats only an inch wide so takes forever ,, try lifting for any wider than that and it does nothing ,,,, i need to get one for my Karcher but i fear all the never ones are a wider diameter and maybe wont work as good ,,,,,,,anybody compared the different sizes???
How do you connect the pressure washer hose to the unit?
As far as I remember (it's been a couple of years) it arrived connected up.
Very useful.
Recommendation or a good, basic, cost effective mains powered charger for AA / AAA - possibly PP3 that won;t burn the house down or fry batteries?
From my experience with duracel, ebl, energizer and amazon batteries. The amazon batteries was by far the best over the 2 years iv had them all due to the others I had a few that would not recharge even after my usual tricks so I had to bin a lot of batteries and I haven't had to bin one amazon battery yet , So in the long run the amazon have been by far the best value . I have not tried the lader batteries so can't comment on these though.
Ikea ladda batteries are now available through Amazon
not for french people… and no delevery option by ikea too 😢
I had 20 2800 ebl every one of them was under spec and had huge self discharge bar 2. They would be flat in 2 months. Have thrown the lot now won't ever buy ebl again.
Awesome comparison for NiMH batteries, there are also two famous players on the market: Energizer & Varta. It would be great if you also include them in your review. In my tests also Eneloop Pro, Ladda and Duracell batteries were top performers. All these three brands were made in Japan and rated for 2450, but Duracell batteries are not made in Japan anymore and this is why it didn't catch up in your test (those Japanese Duracell batteries cover is different than new Chinese black/gold). After years of experience I would say the best performing and also most reliable batteries are Eneloop and Eneloop Pro's, I use them heavily in my thirsty cordless tools, camera flash and battery powered kitchen tools :) Thanks for sharing!
Very dissapointwd about this charger... please help me in order to better understand how to find the total capacity of the battery; it's the value displayed at the end of the charge? or to that value I should add the initial value is displayed when inserting the battery? Thank you so much!
This is complicated. You never see the true capacity, the best you will get is the value after the charge has finished, but this only works if the battery is exhausted when it is inserted.
Thank you! @@knewideas3860
Extremely thorough dive into the bones of the object. Well presented!
Starting in 2020, Amazon Basics is categorically not worth buying, as they are no longer made in Japan, but in China.
I saw one recent test where the Amazon Basics AA came in at a close second behind a Duracell!
Thanks for the short clear video. Wanted to know if it would be handier than the standard attachment so this will save me wasting like 90euro.
I have always ran an Intel system, now that it's time to upgrade I have this AMD board and processor and am so nervous about actually doing it.
It might just be just the way this is filmed but the lance didnt look powerful at all. My K2 cleans much faster than that with the lance 😮
I've got an old Karcher K2 but i cannot use the patio cleaner that came with it. Reason is because the brush around the circular head gives too much resistance.Ok going backwards but pushing forward no.All very frustrating.
So I've only used this pressure washer one time. czcams.com/users/postUgkxfQauTxLT0JLSvqkq10rD79TU4k0Vz8zP The one time I used it, it worked great. I recently had new siding installed but kept the old gutters and small areas surrounding my house that weren't replaced so they looked horrible and dirty because of the new siding. I needed to get it cleaned asap. When I used the pressure washer, man it just melted all the dirt and grime that was on those areas of my house. I used that krud kutter soap and it was over after that. Easy to assemble, feels durable, very simple to use. Also, I purchased a used one to save money and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. I want to get more use out of it so I think I'll be washing the cars and update this comment as time goes on.
Other than getting the hose connector turned around (watch out for that one), the machine is simple to put together and use czcams.com/users/postUgkxfQauTxLT0JLSvqkq10rD79TU4k0Vz8zP . And very nice, too. I'm surprised at the power-it's more than we'll ever need, and we've not even used the most powerful setting yet.I've cleaned off a dirty concrete porch to get it ready for sealing, started to clean siding, and I know this pressure washer will be terrific for cleaning tools this fall.The only issue we had is we had turned around the hose connector, and it leaked. Once it was on correctly, though, we had no problems with the connection. Just remember that the end with the green knob goes towards the hose. It's obvious now what we did wrong, but not necessarily obvious at the time.
Thank you for this demonstration where can we buy this coffee machine from❤
Sorry, you'll have to search for it, this video was made more than 5 years ago and this machine came from ao.com in the UK.
Soneone made an an 3d printable attachment for this where you can use Bose's QC25 earpads. I'm still waiting for the earpads to arrive so I can't really say much about it yet.
I'd be really interested in how this works for you, please comment when you've had a chance to test them out.
En español
I switch Intel I7 8700 to AMD Ryzen 5 5500 I was planning to reinstalled windows, I was surprise my ssd when thru no issue with my windows keys in it. All of programs and games works fine I even stress it no problem.