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« on: June 18, 2015, 07:01:01 PM »
Hi,I took delivery of my new ENELOOP rechargeable batteries.
I have charged them up THREE times(haven't used them yet)
My concern is,how many times should I charge these batteries prior to using them,or not,the reason for asking is that no  instructions were included in the packaging, any help would be greatly appreciated, plus I am out detecting tomorrow.... YIPPY !!!!!
Thanks for looking.
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« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2015, 07:08:05 PM »
You only have to....well just charge them up, no reason to do it more than once if you haven't used them, as said on your original post on the subject the beauty of the Eneloop is that they don't loose much charge even after being on the shelf for a year.
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« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2015, 07:40:38 PM »
Many thanks Chef,didn't want to get onto the field powerless....lol
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« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2015, 07:54:26 PM »
 hey ding for future reference why don,t you, after charging check the voltage with a multimeter and you will know they are fully charged, thats what i always do,and tells you if one battery maybe duff.
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« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2015, 08:01:50 PM »
Voltage alone won't tell you their state of charge as a battery can register full but under load can drop immediately below a usable level.
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« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2015, 08:10:13 PM »
it will tell you that if  a battery has no volts or  very low voltage that something is wrong.
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« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2015, 08:11:45 PM »
Eneloop batteries come charged ready for use. If anything they only need a top up.
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« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2015, 08:16:47 PM »
Quote from: Chainsaw Bampy on June 18, 2015, 08:10:13 PM
it will tell you that if  a battery has no volts or  very low voltage that something is wrong.

Yes but it can tell you that it has full voltage but it may have minimal mAh's which means it will be next to useless so is not a reliable test.
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« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2015, 08:27:48 PM »
yes i know but low or no voltage as i said indicates something wrong.you might have high charge reading and voltage drop when in use,thats why it always pays to carry back up batteries in case.if multi meter shows one or two batteries has no or low voltagethen you would take them to use in the detector etc
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« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2015, 08:29:53 PM »
Alternatively you could get yourself a charger like I scrounged off John.   It was easier to add pic. than explain. It's an AC/DC charger with a car connector.

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« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2015, 08:33:02 PM »
well scrounged val  lol
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« Reply #11 on: June 18, 2015, 11:11:24 PM »
Quote from: Chainsaw Bampy on June 18, 2015, 08:33:02 PM
well scrounged val  lol
trusted battery metre on your detector Grin
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« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2015, 06:32:23 PM »
Hey Mark,there's no battery Meter on a Minelab "Sovereign GT😟
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« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2015, 06:48:53 PM »
not on a sov elite either.
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« Reply #14 on: June 19, 2015, 07:42:13 PM »
Quote from: Chainsaw Bampy on June 19, 2015, 06:48:53 PM
not on a sov elite either.
sorry I have to stop drinking the sloe gin lol
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