Hi, am considering getting a reliable rechargeable battery for my children's toys. Double A battery size. Anyone here with smthe same experience can recommend a good brand? My only aim is to be more cost effective than buying them normal battery. I buy energizer battery almost exclusively.

Edit : I need AA size battery. Typo

This post has been edited by Cmyong88: Aug 16 2020, 02:17 PM

Panasonic.

Ya want 1.2v or 1.5v ah?
1.2v=regular toys.
1.5v=high powered toys like VR controller.

Ikea

GP batteries

I try gp panasonic rechargeable all still lose to chiplak shopee generic brand. I tot price = quality boy i was wrong.

Shopee link that u buy?

Mr DIY also got sell rechargeable AA

Buy IKEA battery. Is good and lasting. Same manufacturers as enloop battery but price cheaper ❤️

this dawg, value for money and long lasting

Ikea Ladda (I'm using browns, the white ones are better and apparently made by Eneloop). Quite cheap and very reliable. Been using for items such as toys, shaver and even mouse for more than a year now. Recharged countless times as well. Performance seems to be exactly the same as day 1.

gp green pack. cheap n good. supermarket got

energizer no longer worth quality & lifespan

Blue white colour one. Last longer then the gp 80+ one.

That one charge time like crazy long.

https://www.slrlounge.com/panasonic-eneloop...-they-the-same/

Regular 1.2v

Never occur to me about Ikea batteries... But it's not rechargeable right?

https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=520398..._u=g1m7vfla9686

This one gooding 1.5V AAA

I use 1.5v on normal toys will have problem or not of the toys only need 1.2v to work?

That's 3.7V la.. 1.5v maybe like delipow?

But how to ship to Malaysia

Your normal alkaline battery is 1.5v anyway normally fully charge the battery for nimh will be around 1.4V as the juice runs out it drops to 1.2 or lower can Google for some nimh battery charts

If you dun want to think much about it, buy Eneloop. Can get it easily.

I have some extra 1100mah AAA, rm4 each u want? Beston brand

Energizer rechargeable is good. Dont settle for less due to quality and for your kids.

Jilaka shopee never show me this brand until i google it up.

Thanks for the recommendation. I straight away bought ikea ladda 1000 AA 4 pieces.

Haha using it, bought from lazada.. so far ok

Eneloop batteries are gud untill yer kid lost them.

Eneloop. White ones la. Ayam bought a pair back in 2014. Last month starts problem(can't stay at above 1.2v as long as it used too). Good la. Ayam abused the hell of them pairs.

Ikea rechargable are eneloop rechargeable rebranded(internet told me).

Don't expect batteries can be rechargeable like new for 10 years or wut ever years it was advertised enuf la.

this.

cheap, and comparable in performance to most rechargable battery

Shopeee really shitty and doggy one, few time i notice dy keep hide result for item or low price item. Once u bought the item it will show lower price item before that die die wont show up and those lower price item not new listing.

Gonna give this a try. Long time no go ikea already. How much is the charger box btw?

La. Shopee je or 7-11 also got just overpriced.

This post has been edited by Here to buy: Aug 16 2020, 04:35 PM

eneloop battery. very worth it

Panasonic eneloop very good.

One of the best

IKEAkan ur live saja

I bought the GP NiMH 1300mAh 1.2V AA rechargeable batteries at Mydin hypermarket. IIRC, cost about RM8 each. So far so good for low-powered appliances, ie already recharged >40 times = still can last during use.

For power-hungry remote-controlled toys, you will need to buy the more expensive 1800mAh or 2100mAh ones.

Avoid NiCd rechargeable batteries because they have memory-effect = must charge only after discharged/depleted to <10% battery power level, otherwise the batteries won't last long during use after being recharged.
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This post has been edited by lurkingaround: Aug 16 2020, 07:01 PM

Eneloop. Sanyo.

Eh Panasonic.

I still using sanyo eneloop...

Ten years d... I use them for light usage only.. clocks, remote..

I used to use them for cc camera flash...

Ikea

Bought both non and rechargable

Some toys kids very rough will inevitably damage the rechargable battery inside so just put regular ones instead

Ikea ladda.. I have 8 x 2450mah and 12 x 1000mah.. all good after 2 years... Trying to use only rechargeable for all home appliances

How they damage the battery inside the toy? Other than setting the toy on fire or drag thru the mud

Like a damaged brain in a skull in a car.

It's placed in something eg the toy,

Just impact force, got dented

Can't be charged after that

Fingers crossed for me!

If want to prolong the battery life, get a smart charger that can charge each battery individually (normal charger need to pair the battery to charge), monitor battery level and cut off charging when the battery full. I use this 4 slot one: https://shopee.com.my/LiitoKala-Lii-402-186...2830.2155526821 since I have many rechargables, but there's 2 slot and 1 slot also.

Can I use this charger for the recommended Eneloop battery? How long does a charger typically last? Assuming it's taken cared off

Also, how long does it take to fully charge a battery?

This post has been edited by Cmyong88: Aug 16 2020, 10:39 PM

Can use on many type of rechargable battery. Not sure how long can use, but I use almost 1 year still doing fine. Just sometime need to rub off the dust from the metal of no use for long time. So far still okay. My 1000mAh take about 5 hours to full. It can detect what type of battery it charges and adjust the voltage and current accordingly.

Thank you

ikea ladda. rm 39.90 IIRC



https://gizmodo.com/are-ikeas-7-rechargeabl...-ene-1823204061

ikea ladda, but finding a good & affordable charger is harder than battery itself

Buy IKEA wan. I heard they are from same factory from those Eneloop factories.

How about the above suggestion for by a forumer? Smart charger. The price is really good

Go for it if ya serious bout using and reusing the batteries for a long time like years. Or just regular charger if ya kinda like: "meh, still can use just need to recharge more regularly"

Eneloop smart charger ftw.
Can charge single battery also.

Is this equivalent? https://shopee.com.my/LiitoKala-Lii-402-186...2830.2155526821

ikea the best

Eneloop or bust

If money saving is the only objective non-rechargeable batteries are more cost-effective. Worse for the environment tho.

Eneloop or Ladda.

Ts, if you are up to it ... mod it to use a rechargeable 18650. You will have to put in a vld depend on the voltage of the toy.

Definitely not up to it haha. I just want be more cost effective and maybe dispose less battery into our nature in the process

Okay.

For rechargeable ... this 4 brand live up to expectations and last.
Panasonic
Enerloop
Energized
Ladda

Won't go wrong with either of em.

check out my battery megathread
https://forum.lowyat.net/topic/4888054/

which charger is good and safe?

You can buy the Enloop starter pack with 4 AA battery and charger.

If you hard core user, can get the nitecore charger, its the top of the range product, find one that suits your requirement.

https://charger.nitecore.com/

xstar or nitecore.

this ikea rechargable battery is good.

I used 4 x of the AA one for the digital door lock.
used more than 6 months and above no issue. very reliable and battery life is long...