Who makes great rechargable AA or AAA batteries for wireless keyboards?

[The Internal]

Does anyone make rechargable lithium ion batteries? I need to get some really good batteries for my new microsoft wireless keyboard.

 

[Zelmo3]

Check out rechargeable alkalines from Rayovac or other brands. Alkaline is the recommended type for most electronics and someone finally made a recharger for them a few years ago.

 

[Rhin0]

Sanyo makes the best rechargeable batteries ever but I think they are all NiMh... it would be cool to find some lith ion though, might be expensive!

 

[ribbon13]

http://www.steves-digicams.com/nimh_batteries.html

 

[ribbon13]

http://www.thomas-distributing.com/aa-nimh-batteries.htm#aarechargeablebatteries

 

[Budmantom]

Powerex makes great nimh batteries but those are best for digital cameras, you might want to alkaline batteries for your keyboard.


Tom

 

[codeyf]

While I'm sure there are "better" batteries out there, the Panasonic set at Costco can't be beat:

8 x 2200mAh AA nimh batteries
2 x ?mAh AAA nimh batteries
Quick (90 min) charger
Car Power adapter
USB Power adapter
Cozy little pouch to carry it in

All for $24! :Q I've got it and it works great. Batteries last a long time, and charge quickly. They also sell an additional pack of batteries (8xAA, 4xAAA) for $13 or so.

 

[superpandapower]

rayovac is good, IMHO

 

[PliotronX]

Sanyo also makes great NiCAD batts, but of course they offer less capacity than their NiMH NiMH brands I really like are Powerex (Maha), Goldpeak, Lenmar, and made in Japan Energizer. I would recommend a charger that can condition the batteries while charging them like my Maha C401FS.

 

[The Internal]

thnaks for the replies!

 

[xbassman]

Running regular alkaline batteries, I am about a year without ever replacing them in my Logitech MX Duo keyboard.

 

[rise]

http://www.pcliquidator.com/displayProduct.asp?which=49

pg 2

 

[Zepper]

NiMH batteries would be fine for that application even though they do discharge at about 1% per day whether used or not. If you get 2000mAh or higher, I'm sure they will go a good while between charges (at least a couple of months). You'll save a good bit of money on the up-front cost with NiMH and the savings just keep mounting up with each recharge. The Energizer 2500mAh is the current top AA unit at least for digicams and other high drain loads. Heck, my RF keyboard goes months and months on just a pair of good brand alkalines like Energizer Max or Rayovac Maximum Plus - it has just a 65mA draw.
. Batteries are designed for certain types of loads - Li and NiMH are good for heavy drain devices. NiCads would be good for keyboards but they are environmental persona non grata. So either use NiMh and have to charge 'em about every other month or Alkalines for about year and throw 'em away.
.bh.

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