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Ok below is a picture of a minelab pod battery , as those of you with these batteries know the machines also come with a standard battery pod. Will what I've displayed in the picture below work if I insert NiMH  1600 mAH batteries into the standard battery pod.

                                    
What do you recon ? ???

no picture Rob, and your avatar has disappeared.

Now?

nothing there Rob, Explain what you want to do mate, if you mean can you use rechargeable in the Normal AA pack, then the answer is yes, that's all i use now, i bought some 3200mA NiMh they last forever ;), i've not used the rechargeable pod that came with it, keeping it for best ;D ;)
Salty

Karl on the Minelab rechargable pod it says 1600 mAh    shouldnt the rechargables I buy be the same ?

how have you achieved 15 Volts taff?, it takes 8 cells thats 12 volts if using 1.5 alkaline or 9.6 Volts using rechargeable, i don't see how you got 15volts but DONT DO IT, you'll fry it!!! :o :o :o

No thats the information off the Minelab power adapter Karl ..lol 

15 Volts is the input into the battery holder to charge my rechargables. Instead of taking them out i'm going to try and make a holder to slide the pod into to charge it.

Not necessarily Rob, That the Amp Hour Rating, as i said, i got hold of some 3200 rated ones (double the standard) but the output voltage is the same 1.2 Volts per Cell (9.6Volts Total, 1.2 x8) Dont mix rechargeable and alkaline, they can cause a fire, use one or the other in that pod, but don't mix them,

So the Mah is how long it will output for!

Ahh, why didn't you say that first you numpty ::) ;D ;) :)

In Theory , yes, its the current drain rating.

  I do things back to front! ;D

The rechargeable pack has a build in voltage regulator and constant current output to charge the internal rechargeable, just shoving 15 volts into the other pack, will work, but will kill the batteries fairly quick (i now someone who tried it against my advice)

Buy one of these you Tightwad ;D

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fast-Charger-for-8-AA-AAA-batteries-8-x-AA2900mah_W0QQitemZ220343550931QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ConsumerElectronics_Batteries_SM?hash=item334d7fc3d3 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fast-Charger-for-8-AA-AAA-batteries-8-x-AA2900mah_W0QQitemZ220343550931QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ConsumerElectronics_Batteries_SM?hash=item334d7fc3d3)

Its the business ;) :)

£30  :o     I'd rather chew my own foot off after having been detecting in cow dung Bare footed!

That price includes 8 very good quality 2900mA cells and it will charge up from the car, and it has a dis charger if you want to run them flat before re-charging.
It what i use, RJM bought one on my recommendation too, he's very happy with it. You cant go wrong for the money. :)

Now i was typing that whilst you were typing yours, i new what was coming ;D ;)

Ahh now if it comes with the batteries that aint too bad I suppose.

there good quality too mate, i use them and the 3200 that i already had, i just needed a charger that would do all 8 in one hit ;) :)

I just bought one because you said I had to  :'(                ;D

 ;D ;)