Recharable Batteries for Home

[LordMortis]

I seem to be going through AAA batteries like candy nowadays and recycling them all lets me know how wasteful that can be. Any recommendations for rechargeable home batteries? Prices vary wildly and do all chargers work with all batteries? Like if I buy a cheap charger can I use with a different brand battery? Everybody around here in person seem to sell Energizer almost exclusively but their chargers are $19 to $35 and always include batteries that are not AAA. I'm thinking just get stuff online but then I'd probably want to get a super cheap charger and then buy reputable batteries for it. However this is all founded in ignorance of modern battery charging. It looks like I'd want a total of about 14 active device AAA batteries and the four or six spares.

[Lassr]

I believe most chargers are universal.

I had the charger in the link below (it's versatile, charges AA & AAA) when my son was younger and used wireless game-pads all the time so I bought rechargeable batteries. I used Duracell and Amazon Basic rechargeable batteries with it.
Amazon Basic Charger

[Anonymous Bosch]

I seem to be going through AAA batteries like candy nowadays and recycling them all lets me know how wasteful that can be. Any recommendations for rechargeable home batteries? Prices vary wildly and do all chargers work with all batteries? Like if I buy a cheap charger can I use with a different brand battery? Everybody around here in person seem to sell Energizer almost exclusively but their chargers are $19 to $35 and always include batteries that are not AAA. I'm thinking just get stuff online but then I'd probably want to get a super cheap charger and then buy reputable batteries for it. However this is all founded in ignorance of modern battery charging. It looks like I'd want a total of about 14 active device AAA batteries and the four or six spares.

Based on my experience, Tenergy batteries and chargers have demonstrated exceptional reliability.

So, I'd recommend purchasing their TN480U 8-bay charger which comes with eight of their NiMH AAA batteries included (as shown below), and supplementing additional Tenergy Centura AAA NiMH batteries based on your specific needs.

[Montag]

Eneloop (Panasonic) was the king for a long time. I do not know if that is still the case. They are slow self discharge. I have been using AAA and AA for more than a decade. A cursory look does put Tenergy in the same class of low self discharge.

[Anonymous Bosch]

Eneloop (Panasonic) was the king for a long time. I do not know if that is still the case. They are slow self discharge. I have been using AAA and AA for more than a decade. A cursory look does put Tenergy in the same class of low self discharge.

Yes, exactly; low self-discharge NiMH Tenergy batteries are essentially a cheaper alternative to Eneloop equivalents.

[LordMortis]

Thanks for the recommendations. The price is right and if confidence is there, it looks like I will put it in the next Amazon order, which will now likely be sooner than later.

[McNutt]

I really wanted to like rechargeable batteries and invested a lot in them. They just don't last long. My kids would have to change out batteries in their Xbox controller about every other day when they had friends over.

[LawBeefaroni]

I use Eneloop. About 8 years ago I bought Tenergy and Eneloop and the Eneloops performed better so I went all in. Haven't looked back.

Have heard good things about the newer Tenergy Premium.


Have a couple of these chargers. Does AA and AAA.

[Jeff V]

I use Eneloop. About 8 years ago I bought Tenergy and Eneloop and the Eneloops performed better so I went all in. Haven't looked back.

Have heard good things about the newer Tenergy Premium.


Have a couple of these chargers. Does AA and AAA.

I used Eneloop as well, bought a kit that came with charger and a bunch of AA and AAA batteries. I also bought some of the Amazon basics. By some, I mean hundreds. I stopped buying them when it became apparent my wife was taking them to work then discarding them after they were drained.

[hitbyambulance]

if you have a rechargeable battery that refuses to charge, touch the positive terminal to the positive terminal of a good battery (same type) with a piece of metal or wire and the negative terminal to the other battery's negative terminal, and leave for about 10 seconds. the battery will charge now.