Can it be used instead 1.5 V batteries: Is it ok to used Sanyo eneloop 1.2V rechargebles instead of 1.5V?
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Most battery-operated appliances work fine with NiMH cells in place of alkaline cells. Alkaline cell starts from 1.6V when fresh, but its voltage drops linearly with usage. Rechargeable NiMH cell (such as Sanyo eneloop) starts from lower voltage, but it can maintain 1.25V operating voltage throughout most of its useful life. The only problem is that the low-battery indicator may come up early (incorrectly), due to the lower battery voltage. In your particular case, the GE A950 user manual says it can accept rechargeable NiMH cells. Therefore you can definitely use Sanyo eneloop cells.
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According to Sanyo eneloop web site:"Eneloop batteries are not limited to Eneloop chargers or any special proprietory charging technology and can be charged using other quality non-Eneloop Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) battery chargers."As long as you have a good quality "smart" charger (meaning that it charges each cell individually and stops whenever each cell is full), you can charge the eneloop cells with it. Personally, I would avoid those 15-minute Super-Fast chargers.
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If you use the right batteries, you can get superb results. Ordinary rechargeable will be disappointing. I use the SANYO Eneloop 4-Position Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery Charger White with eneloop AA 1500 cycle, Ni-MH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries, 4 Pack. You'll get nearly 300 high def photos (highest resolution), several HD videos ranging from 1 min to 10 min, utilizing the zoom multiple times as well as the flash and review screen on one set of fully charged batteries. Just be sure you have all the other unnecessary functions you can turn on to be turned off. If you leave turned on, you'll drain the batteries very quickly. Conservation and use of what is necessary should be the only items you have set to be on. By the way, I use the camera in my profession and take, on average, 1000 photos in full resolution per month. I've owned the camera since the summer of 2013.
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I use only Sanyo Eneloop rechargeable batteries & chrger system. They are great w/ long life per charge.
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They need a Ni-MH charger. Be sure to use one that charges EACH battery independently or you'll likely burn a few out before their time. (Avoid using the Sanyo charger sold in the AA/AAA/Charger combination card as sold at Costco, etc.) Eneloop is the best Ni-MH battery out there, btw. Good luck.
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Yes they can. As Stan stated, most rechargeable batteries are about 1.3 volts, whereas alkaline batteries start out at 1.5. However, an alkaline's voltage decreases steadily before it is considered "dead." A rechargeable battery maintains a more constant voltage for a longer time before voltage sharply drops off at the very end of its charge. If Sanyo made C-size eneloop batteries instead of spacers, I'd recommend those, but for true C rechargeables, I recommend Rayovac or Duracell over Energizer or others.
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Don't do it! The excess voltage would surely burn something out. (If they even fit.) There are numerous suitable "double A" batteries that will work, including many rechargeable ones.
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It would depend on the charger and how discharged batteries are. I used Sanyo Eneloop charger that charges in pairs to charge 4 of these AA batteries. I plugged it in at ~10pm and by 8am (possibly earlier) the batteries were charged. Other chargers may be faster or slower.
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Hmm, this a good question for which I do not have an answer. I only use the Sanyo recharging station to charge these batteries. I am sorry I could not be more helpful.
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I am not sure. I found this answer from another purchaser that might be worth a try. I plan on purchasing the adapters like it says...Hope this helps. In these days of environmental concerns, recycling, etc., it is a bit ridiculous to still be producing devices that use D size batteries. The weight is a little ridiculous, too. Not to mention that in my previous Coleman LED lantern I had multiple sets of D size alkaline batteries leak while camping, which ultimately ended up ruining my lantern with corrosion. They were brand new batteries and I didn't even store this batteries in the lantern for a long period of time -- just while camping over a long weekend. However, there is an easy way around that -- rechargeable AA's. I had previously purchased a set of Sanyo Eneloops rechargeable AA's that included D sized adapters ([http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VLAEPQ/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk] Sanyo Eneloop Ni-MH Charger and 8 Rechargeable AA and 4 Rechargeable AAA Batteries). This allows you to use AA's in the place of D's, which significantly reduces the weight while providing the same voltage and virtually the same charge life. The Eneloops are also low self-discharge batteries, so they can be stored longer without losing as much of their charge. I charged up the AA's, put them in the D sized adapters, and they work great in this lantern. Since the individual quarter sections of this lantern have their own rechargeable batteries that charge from the "D" batteries installed in the lantern, you may want to charge up the AA's, install them in the lantern, let the internal rechargeables in each lantern section charge up, and then put another charge on the main AA batteries before your trip. That's what I did, and I haven't run out of juice while camping yet.
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Rechargeable batteries for headset receiver: enelope size AAA HR03 by Sanyo (2)
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The battery pack can only be charged in the radio handset. However,, you can use rechargeable AA batteries in place of the battery pack. If you decide to use rechargeable batteries, I would suggest getting Sanyo Eneloop batteries. They hold a charge much longer and can be recharged more often than Energizer or Duracell rechargeables.
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I use eneloop rechargeable batteries and recharge them in their own charger.
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I have never seen 1.5v AAA RECHARGEABLE batteries; all of the rechargeables I've seen are 1.25v. While it's true non-rechargeable AAAs are 1.5v, I have yet to run into a device that didn't function properly with rechargeables. BTW, www.candlepowerforums.com is an excellent source of information on batteries.
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The charger has a warning printed warning on it saying "Caution: Charge only NiMH or Rechargeable Alkaline batteries by iGo Green. Other types of batteries may burst causing personal injury and damage." It's interesting that those different types of common rechargeables are listed as compatible, so it might be possible to use the charger universally, but it comes down to the voltage and current limiting details of the iGo charger, that it might not be an exact match for other brands like Eneloop so a battery could overheat while charging. The Eneloop charger lists charging voltage at 1.2v, iGo lists output at 1.6v. If you want to charge Eneloop, most NiMH - NiCd chargers do work fine from my experience, because both those battery types only output at 1.2v. iGo is featuring rechargeable Alkaline with a cell voltage of 1.5v.
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I use Eneloop rechargeable batteries in mine and swap out with a spare set every month or so to stay ahead of dead batts. It's nice that they run it on 2 AAs - I'm currently using a pair of 550s that use 4 AAA each.
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I use the excellent Eneloop AA NiMH rechargeable battery in all our AA-using cameras (Canon PowerShots and Lumix) and have no complaints. The Sanyo chargers sold with Eneloop cells are good; the Duracell CEF23 charger and the LaCrosse BC-700 charger/tester are both excellent. "Direct charge" (charging a camera's battery while it's still in the camera) ties up the camera during the charge process, and it is a system to be avoided if at all possible. All of our cameras have aux power in jacks or aux power in adapters. These are used for tethered shooting or with external battery packs. Few users need this feature, but it can be useful for things like time-lapse photography and lengthy continuous video.