i just bought brand new duracell rechargable batteries with a charger and used it for my camera,cd player etc. after the first charge anytime i recharge it fully and use it it dies extremely fast. it shouldnt do this just because i didnt use it for a couple days right?
2007-09-25 08:16:39 · 7 answers · asked by subs r de best 4 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
I believe the very first time you use rechargeables you have to charge them longer than usual. But yeah you are right, they do not last as long as regular batts.
2007-09-25 08:25:49 · answer #1 · answered by Brian F 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I hope you've bought the NI-MH cells instead of the NI-CD ones, the first are best.
Next, new rechargeable batteries often need to be loaded and used 5-8 times before they perform best.
You'll get the best performance by using a battery until it's completely empty. If you think "Well, I've used for 4 hours, let's recharge it again..." the batteries will not be able to be recharged as often as possible.
It's there for advisable to have 2 (or 3) sets of batteries, one set in the device and others as spare.
Most modern recharging units have the possibility to totally unload your batteries before charging again, use it (!). Your camera may for example not be able to function anymore once the batteries unload, but... that doesn't mean your batteries are totally empty.
Also keep track of the time you charge your batteries, one may... think the longer the better, but that's not true. Batteries charged too long will die sooner as batteries which have been charged properly.
It may take some calculations to figure out how long your batteries should be charged. The charging unit may advice 10 hours, the batteries may advice 12 hours.
You should check with what power the charge unit charges and how much power the batteries can accumulate.
When the battery says 2500 Milliamps and the charge unit charges with 250 milliamps, the charge time should be a little more as 10 hours.
The amount of energy a device uses is also important by the way. If I put a fully charged battery in my mp3-usbstick, it will last for about 2 - 3 weeks (depending on how much I use it)
If I put 4 fully charged batteries in my digital photo camera and use it a lot, they'll be empty within a day.
By the way, it doesn't really matter which brand batteries you use, the energy accumulated and the type of battery is important. Duracell may sound as a good brand, but tests show it doesn't live up to its reputation anymore. I allways look for the best strength/price ratio in the DIY-shop. When you wait for special offers it can save you up to 75% in price !
Do however use batteries of the same strength if you need more then one in your device.
I hope this answers your question.
2007-09-25 08:49:53 · answer #2 · answered by Bart D 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends on the type and application of the batteries. Are they NiMetal Hydride or Nickel Cadmium? If they are Nickel Metal Hydride, no they should not die out quickly.
The voltage required for a camera application cannot generally be supplied by a rechargeable. Look in the camera instruction manual, they may specify Alkaline batteries only, Lithium Ion only.
The CD player should not be as fussy, but, If you have AA or AAA however, just one of the batteries being defective will ruin the performance of the others.
2007-09-25 08:36:35 · answer #3 · answered by peterngoodwin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alkaline batteries are good for issues that take a small volume of potential like radios, and flashlights, yet they don't seem to be good for cameras. somewhat employing the flash. I surely have been employing the lithium everready's and purely go away them interior the digicam all the time. They carry a can charge somewhat plenty, and that i are turning out to be over 500 flash shot from a series of two, on a pocket kodak employing flash. Rechargables are good for saving funds, however the desire not carry a can charge whilst purely left in for weeks at a time without use. in case you get a digicam with 2 batteries, and a charger with 4, you may desire to consistently have spares, yet I purely fairly spend the extra on the lithium.
2016-11-06 08:43:57 · answer #4 · answered by heilbrun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cameras, CD players, etc are high-drain items. They use a lot of current. Rechargeables do drain faster in high-drain electronics than alkaline batteries. (NiCd's last probably about 2/3 or even 1/2 as long as alkalines.)
Rechargeables will also continue to drain (not as fast, but still faster than alkalines) while not being used. And as someone here said, it will take 3 or 4 full charges for them to get past their 'break-in' period.
2007-09-25 14:37:08 · answer #5 · answered by Marc X 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
rechargeable batteries stay for longer that this off course i think this batteries was damage ,you should buy new one or i hope that you can go o the one who gave you this batteries and exchange them for new one..
there is a small idea try it it may work:
put the batteries in the refrigerator for a day then use them i hope this can work ,,but i still think that you must change them from the shop you bought them from
thank you
2007-09-25 08:35:52 · answer #6 · answered by d_r_m_on 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
emmm thats why they are rechargeable? DUH
2007-09-25 08:24:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋