An Digi Alkaline battery’scapacity is around 5-10% higher than a Plus Alkaline battery’scapacity.
Although some alkalines can be recharged. charging primary batteries is uneconomical and can be a serious safety risk. It is better to purchase rechargeable batteries if one wants to re-use batteries.
Yes, often at least twice as long. For continuous discharge applications (such as cassette players, digital cameras) use alkaline-manganese batteries. For discontinuous discharge devices (remote controls, transistor radios, flashlights) zinc carbon may be preferable.
Camelion naked cells are generally pre-charged at about 30% of the rated capacity (e.g. for Ni-MHAA2600 this about 780mAh). Our Ni-Cd and NiMH technologies have a self-discharge rate of about 30% a month. This means that the cells lose some of their charge if they are in storage. Since there are different time lags from our factories to your retail outlet this means that the actual retained charge is less than 30% but depends on delivery time. Therefore, it is always a good idea to charge up the first time you open the package.
The first time one charges batteries you should use the charging times referred to in the packaging (best) or in the charging table on the web site (alternative). For example for the BC-0610 charger and NC-AA800 rechargeable batteries the manual indicates about 8 hours for the AA800 and the charging table time of 7 hours. Please note charging times often vary depending upon the temperature, product age and other conditions. To be conservative I would be conservative one should charge for 8 hours. Consistent and frequent overcharging, however, should be avoided, as the heat can damage Ni-MH batteries. in special chargers, particularly microprocessor controlled chargers such as the Camelion F60 and Super 15 charger, this is controlled by an ?ˉintelligent?ˉ CPU microprocessor.
Regarding other brand chargers, we do not represent the performance of other chargers, but we strongly recommend using Camelion batteries in Camelion chargers.
There is a simple way to account for the charging times.
First, check the charger label to get the charging (output) current (120mA for 2AA cells). Then
Charging Time (hours) = Cell Capacity X 1.2 / Output Current
For example, for the BC-8201 Charger and NHAA2300mAh rechargeable battery
Charging Time (hours) = 2300mAh X 1.2 / 120mA = 23 (hours)
Similarly,
For AA2600=2600 X 1.2 / 120 = 26 hours
AA2500=2500 X 1.2 / 120 = 25 hours
AA2300= 23 hrs
AA2200= 22 hrs
AA2000= 20 hrs
AA1800= 18hrs
AA1600= 16hrs
and so on.
In general you can use the warm battery immediately after charging. However, it is best to wait for a while for it to cool down. If it is very hot, it may damage your appliance.