It's not just the batteries, it's how you cook them, from my understanding they will last longer (as in number of recharges) if they charge slowly on in an intelligent charger than quickly in an Chinese E-bay cheapie.
MH-C800S is a good one or same thing here:-
http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/powerex-nimh-nicd-aaa-and-aa-battery-charger-with-lcd-display-n44gz
Any low self-discharge NiMH battery will do exactly as you describe (Eneloops are the most well known of this type, but many other manufacturers make rechargeables with the same technology).
Yeah sorry, yours look fine
I have a number of envelops, 7 day good to go and amazon basic. The amazon ones are no good and only get used in the wii motes or the kids toys. I use the 7 day shop one in the trigger/flash and envelop mainly for flash only.
I have bought this charger and an happy with it. The normal envelop one was a bit slow at charging:
https://www.7dayshop.com/products/7...arger-for-aa-and-aaa-up-to-3000mah-WH2-DS-127
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For over four years, I have been using Eneloop with greatest satisfaction!
•I 2nd that the envelop are superb !
Some from Amazon, some from 7ds.Not used many envelops for my flash before, but willing to try anything... Did you get the Eneloops from 7dayshop as well? I was thinking either the 7dayshop AA's as they are 2150 or the eneloop pro's. Not much difference for me, the TX controller also takes AA's (2) so would only need AAA's for the receivers.
The 7dayshop ones are half the price of the Eneloops though, which will then allow me to get a posh charger!
Eneloop XXX is what I've been using for a couple of years, and I'm very pleased with them.
+1I have been using 7dayshop ones for a couple of years now, with no problems, they seem to hold their charge fine, I cycle them once a month if the are not being used.
I have bought this charger and an happy with it. The normal envelop one was a bit slow at charging:
https://www.7dayshop.com/products/7...arger-for-aa-and-aaa-up-to-3000mah-WH2-DS-127
Eneloops are great though I was told that they dont lose battery life by fast charging weather that is true or not I dont know the charger I have has a refresh option too which discharges battery completely then recharges at slow rate.
That's the one I was thinking of... dont know weather I should pay the extra £10 for the Technoline or get the 7dayshop branded version. Have you tried the discharge method? If so how long does it take?
With that many batteries you need more than one charger really anyway, it'll take ages to charge them all, 2 chargers half the time. (and you have a spare if one dies)Yes, my yongnuo speedlites etc. Kids have happily helped themselves to most of my other rechargeables and therefore was thinking of having my own "photography" dedicated ones.
4 X speedlites + 1 TX controller = 18 AA batteries.
2 x RF receivers = 4 AAA batteries.
So with spares and all I am looking at approx. 6 AA packs and 2 AAA packs. Hence why I wasn't looking at another charger, although a dedicated "photography" one may help...