Post by jombbl on Jan 12, 2005 23:44:57 GMT -5
In WallyWorld in Hixson picking up some empty film canisters this afternoon I also checked out the latest batch of rechargeable NiMH batteries. In the Photo Center they now have the 2200 mAh AA batteries, for $6.73 for a 4-pack. Seems like AB4N mentioned a couple months ago that Sam's Club also had 2200 mAh batteries (though probably in a 24-pack... 
).
WalMart also has the best value NiMH battery charger that we've found, too. It is a "Digital" brand charger, that includes an AC cord for home use and a DC cord for auto use, and 4 AA batteries (1800 mAh), for less than $17 ($16.83?). We bought 2 of these charger/battery sets for Chistmas 2 years ago and they work great! One pair of fully charged batteries lasts for over a day of caching in our Map 330 or eTrex Legend. And the charger will fully recharge depleted batteries in about 2 hours. There are many other name-brand or fancier or faster charger/battery sets out there, but they cost usually twiced as much! And, yes, the newer high-capacity alkaline batteries last a long time, longer than 1 charge for NiMH batteries, but you still have to throw them away when they're dead ($
$$)!
We're not great big fans of shopping at WallyWorld, but this is too good a deal to not pass along to cachers with battery-hungry GPS receivers and digital cameras and more.
Happy Caching!
). WalMart also has the best value NiMH battery charger that we've found, too. It is a "Digital" brand charger, that includes an AC cord for home use and a DC cord for auto use, and 4 AA batteries (1800 mAh), for less than $17 ($16.83?). We bought 2 of these charger/battery sets for Chistmas 2 years ago and they work great! One pair of fully charged batteries lasts for over a day of caching in our Map 330 or eTrex Legend. And the charger will fully recharge depleted batteries in about 2 hours. There are many other name-brand or fancier or faster charger/battery sets out there, but they cost usually twiced as much! And, yes, the newer high-capacity alkaline batteries last a long time, longer than 1 charge for NiMH batteries, but you still have to throw them away when they're dead ($
$$)! We're not great big fans of shopping at WallyWorld, but this is too good a deal to not pass along to cachers with battery-hungry GPS receivers and digital cameras and more.
Happy Caching!
