e386: Xtar 1.5V Li-Ion AA & AAA Batteries

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@skydyverjym 4 месяца назад

I've had the same 12 eneloop pro AA batteries for over ten years and they are still stronger and better than ANY other rechargeables I have bought since. Never a single failure and each and every one is still in everyday use

@AMPROEngineering 3 месяца назад

Yeah I also love my eneloops. I will say this, every one of my eneloopPRO batteries died within a year of first charge....so weird. The normal ones are perfect. The main issue is that I have found a lot of applications now that need the 1.5V of an alkaline and these Xtar batteries are the best I have found on the market.

@qrisemrc Год назад

It seems to be very helpful in choosing AAA batteries. It's a wonderful video.

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

Thank you!

@vinc.G.moucRC Год назад

Thanks for the review ! That's a very underated subject that is not enough discussed. In Europe I use rechargeable Duracell HR6 NiMH 1.2V / 2500mAh It gives me almost an hour of play when in my Tamiya quickdrive and has a pretty good shelf life. I might give this product you presented a trial. Thanks again !

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

I have seen these and versions from Energizer. The ones I have from Energizer lasted a couple years but I have eneloops over 10 years old that are still perfect.

@michaeldorich4485 Год назад

This is a very thorough, useful and practical review. Thank you.

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

Glad you liked it!

@kentpublic 10 месяцев назад

FANTASTIC review! Just what I wanted to see. I can now pull the trigger on the XTARs.

@AMPROEngineering 10 месяцев назад

These are a solid battery. I have been using them a long time now and they are still working great.

@kentpublic 10 месяцев назад

@@AMPROEngineering Great to hear they are still working great!

@Fagu01 11 месяцев назад

Don't mistake mAh with mWh. It's a very different value. Those NiZn are about 1700mAh or less

@AMPROEngineering 11 месяцев назад

Still awesome cells.

@MaxxPainII Год назад

I bought the ISDT N8 8-Slot Speedy Smart Battery Fast Charger and that tells you the internal resistance of the battery. My wife uses AA & AAA batteries on LED candles nightly and kept burning through batteries, mixing good and bad batteies which just cause bad performance. Now that I showed her a bad battery IR rating, she seperates them and only uses good batteries. A bad IR would show over 1000 to 2000 ir. A good battery would show usually in the 200 to 300 ir. We typically use Amazon.

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

I have not seen this. Ill order one

@paulmcnamara2908 Год назад

Not heard of xtar but seeing as our household is a high user of batteries I will be checking them out!

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

I have a couple of times but largely ignored them. They have won me over so far.

@ShenRC Год назад

I like the Xtar batteries and chargers they always worked great for me.

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

I am glad to hear it. They have been really good and that was part of my concern, haha! I thought they were too good to be true.

@ValleyRC Год назад

Apparently these work well in old toy grade RCs and give the fresh battery feel for the whole run!

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

Yes, I have used them in a couple of my cars. They work great.

@troll2k 7 месяцев назад

The AA Xtra batteries you showed are 2700 milliwatt hours(mwh) NOT 2700 milliamp hours(mah).They are not the samre thing. Divide mwh by the voltage to get mah.In this case you get 1800mah.

@AMPROEngineering 7 месяцев назад

Yup, noticed that later and many, MANY have commented it.

@emory442 Год назад

I learned about the 1.2v issue when I bought some Energizer Nimh AA batteries for my Mini Maglite LED Pro. Fully charged, they were almost useless. I'd seen the Pale Earth batteries all over Facebook, and was "this close" to buying some. I'm so glad I didn't

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

Same here....I still see them all over and can only think maybe the early ones are bad? No idea but I am still sore over it.

@AsurasWrath164 Год назад

Im currently using the white/ blue 3300mwh AA xtar li-ions. So far they good.....and available.

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

I saw those. Ill give them a go too.

@Lee.gRC27 Год назад

Very interesting info, thank you for sharing this, It took me a while to actually notice that rechargeable batteries hold a lower voltage, and it took a while to find 1.5v ones and the price reflected it, but then I took notice in the difference in chemical compounds, where 1.2v are mainly Ni-Mh and the 1.5v where Li-ion

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

Yes in many applications, either work but if you get into the weeds, you can see the issues.

@sx20Ramar Месяц назад

I've used eneloop batteries and a Maha C9000 charger since they both came out. 😮

@AMPROEngineering 29 дней назад

Totally my favorite high use batteries

@user-od1yi5iq1k Год назад

This video saved me from making a costly mistake as I had just ordered a set of 4 Paleblue AAAs, though mine seem to be rated higher at 750mAh. Yet, they look identical to be ones you have and I bet they've got the same problems. Looking at their website it seems they have a new design which is rated at 600mAh. Anyway, I cancelled the order for the Paleblue's and ordered the XTAR AAAs with the charger and an extra 4 batteries as backups.

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

I was so mad when I started using those. These XTar batteries have proven to be excellent!

@seadsejfovic9127 3 месяца назад

The paleblue batteries, like all other rechargeable Li-ion batteries are very different from a regular AA battery. they have a built in buck converter to get the 5v lithium down to 1.5V, that buck converter is always on and drawing a little bit of power hence the bad shelf life. but the reason you read 0V is not because they are dead like would be the case for any other AA battery, its because the buck converter has switched off to protect the actual lithium cell. they can be recharged and will be good to go

@AMPROEngineering 3 месяца назад

Interesting. For me, they are just dead. They did not last more than 4 or 5 months of usage but I was not aware of the onboard circuity "shutting down" the cell when power is reduced.

@myoption100 9 месяцев назад

Those Xtra Are Nice Expensive Like A Car Battery

@AMPROEngineering 9 месяцев назад

Quality isn't cheap.

@IowaBudgetRCBashers Год назад

Great review. I use the HarborFreight ones and they’re great but only 1.2

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

These and the Eneloops are expensive but they work perfectly.

@Alexpicardo 6 месяцев назад

... 6:10 was an indirect mention to nikko turbo panther, AKA battery eater 😂

@AMPROEngineering 6 месяцев назад

Oh that's the truth. I still have PTSD from that....

@Myself-yh9rr 4 месяца назад

I was thinking how great a smoke detector battery (9 volt) would be. It would probably be the last one you ever need!

@AMPROEngineering 4 месяца назад

I use some tenergy 9V li-ion's and they are great.

@hawjiang5349 5 месяцев назад

2:30 2800mWh under 1.6v (as listed) is 1750mAh

@AMPROEngineering 5 месяцев назад

YUP.

@brentjohnson6654 2 месяца назад

New sub here. Thanks for your review. I have been using I think it is EBL batteries from China and they have mostly been okay. Have to recharge them quicker than I like. Lately the 1.2v limit bit me on some temp sensors I have in my outbuildings here on our Texas property. All of the 1.5v rechargeable ones looked okay but the octopus style usb charging cable seems unwieldy to me. So the XTAR have me curious. I think I am going to order some and give it a whirl. All the best from north Texas.

@AMPROEngineering 2 месяца назад

I will say this, I have been using these over a year and a half so far and I cannot believe how good these are. They last a good long time and have been super reliable. I bought about 60 for use at the office now.

@brentjohnson6654 2 месяца назад

@@AMPROEngineering thanks for your reply. I am ordering a XTAR charger and batteries. I currently have 2 other XTAR chargers for 18650 capacity testing but think this new charger may be able to handle the AA/AAA & 18650 cells better. One down side to the lithium 1.5V batteries seem to be RFI (radio frequency interference). This affects my using them in my radio room aka ham shack. This is not surprising since they are doing DC-DC conversion. Thanks again for your videos and response. All the best from north Texas.

@richardmerriam7044 4 месяца назад

The voltage stepdown circuitry will jam all AM reception. Don't use in radios.

@AMPROEngineering 4 месяца назад

Can you clarify "radio's"? This channel is RC Car-centric so when the term radio and AM is used, I think of RC car 27 and 75 band AM radios but you could also be referring to a normal "music" radio on AM band. I have to admit I do not have not tried on those but have them in my AM RC car radios with no problem.

@richardmerriam7044 4 месяца назад

@@AMPROEngineering AM 530 khz - 1710 khz aka medium wave.

@KorrakotK 5 месяцев назад

I paired a normal 14500 lithium cell with a dummy battery in my electric sprayer and it works fine. 1.5V Xtar cells are too expensive.

@AMPROEngineering 5 месяцев назад

I find it hard to locate batteries that are no-name and reliable. These have been perfect and I cant afford dealing with cells that are unknown. Wasted too much time doing that.

@KorrakotK 5 месяцев назад

@@AMPROEngineering I recommend Vapcell H10/L10/F12 for you to test.

@chrishorst6993 Год назад

I was going to buy the PaleBlue ones but not now

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

I hate to ruin their sales as maybe the current ones are better? Mine were just awful and I wouldnt know since they never replied to my emails.

@ultraman6950 3 месяца назад

I need 1.5v batteries for a microphone. Which one do you recommend?

@AMPROEngineering 2 месяца назад

These Xtar ones for sure. They are one of the few 1.5V batteries that are reliable.

@Alexpicardo 8 месяцев назад

Im so confused.. So which batteries you recommend for a vintage rc car Nikko turbo panther that takes 8AA's batteries? Im tired of buying alkalines from the shop

@AMPROEngineering 8 месяцев назад

If you want the performance of an Alkaline, get these Xtar Batteries. They are 1.5V nominal like an Alkaline battery cell but can be recharged hundreds of times. Eneloop's are great too and will be able to be charged many more times but the voltage is a lot lower at 1.15V per cell.

@MrGuzzy1 Год назад

I m curious if this XStar has the same 3.7v based cell and then uses a voltage regulator or something to always have a 1.5 V. Does it have a low voltage protection ?What happens when is to low, does it cuts out ? can you drain it down to 0? what real capacity did you find out they have ...How fast can you discharge them? My charger stores li-ion and lipo around 3.85 V ... what is the storage voltage for this one ? I think that just leaving them for 4 months and find that they still keep voltage doesn t say to much about them ... but Yes, a stable 1.5v AA or AAA rechargable battery is something I m very interested . Let s hope they are as good as the panasonic or sony nimh ones .

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

Yes, it has a 3.7 LiIon in there. It does have low voltage cut off. As for the discharge, they behave just like a standard Alkaline and should not be in overly high discharge scenarios.

@cycoholic Год назад

A battery of information about batteries. Ampro sure was taking charge with this subject,amping it right the way up to 2300!! 😂 Sorry. So as a lowly Australian I was intrigued by the cases these batteries are stored in. Only rechargeable batteries I can get my hands on locally come in the same packaging as normal non rechargeable batteries. Makes sense. The ones I have that are not beibg used usually just lay around on my computer table. lol

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

Yeah I do tend to go off on tangents! I cant stand bad rechargeable batteries....

@cycoholic Год назад

@@AMPROEngineering You know just last night I recharged a pair of my batteries, and the recharger indicated that both batteries had failed. This leaves me with only a set of 4 remaining. Might have to look into these Xtar batteries. 👍

@cycoholic Год назад

Ok done. 8 batteries with a 4 slot charger doodad. Was about $58 AUD. Think it said a 4 week delivery time.

@cycoholic Год назад

My charger and 8 XTAR 1.5 2700mWh li-ion batteries arrived today. So a two week delivery time from China to Australia. Not bad. Both sets required a charge, but not a lot. One set is now in my cordless keyboard, the other on standby. 👍

@cycoholic Год назад

So, the batteries lasted 2 nearly 3 months in my keyboard. Not too bad I'd say.

@TheBooban 3 месяца назад

All my batteries are like your orange and green ones. None hold a charge and after maybe 3 times they don’t charge anymore. I just bought pale blue and thought they would fix my problem since they were lithium. I’m going back to disposable batteries. Cheaper. Better.

@AMPROEngineering 3 месяца назад

The eneloop ones? Wow I have some with over a thousand charges. I will never use disposable batteries given how often they leak and how bad they are for the environment. Eneloop and Xtar only. Save you a fortune too.

@TheBooban 3 месяца назад

@@AMPROEngineering no not eneloop. Never heard of that brand. But I bought many others as I thought they might be better. But I hear Ikea are eneloop and will buy those. But first, buy a charger that can “refresh” dead batteries. Costs like $50. But honestly, so much money spent. Cheaper to buy Alkaline batteries for normal household use.

@johnsullivan8673 26 дней назад

@@TheBoobanJUST. BUY. ENERLOOPS.

@cubbyrulez Год назад

My main issue with these 1.5v AA lithiums has always been their low amperage output current compared to alkaline and nimh. Put 8 of them in a vintage tyco turbo hopper/nikko turbo panther RC and it's slow as balls due to their low amperage output current. Are these any different in that respect?

@Lee.gRC27 Год назад

Strange as in my experience the lithium batteries have performed better

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

No these perform much better. I have not actually noticed a discharge issue with any of my lithium's but perhaps it is a result of trying them on low current cars like the Nikko Panther and Rhino? Perhaps yours are higher draw?

@Alexpicardo 8 месяцев назад

I have turbo panther '87. I normally use alkaline batteries from the shop. Which rechargeable AA batteries you recommend? Thanks

@josecanseca8979 Год назад

hey man..i use the 4 AA energizer rechargable batteries in my flysky gt5 transmitter and it came with a charger as well for roughly 17$ or so..and i love them..i had the gt3b transmitter and those 8 batteries after awhile was a headache..the gt5 i can use a 2slipo 1500mah and i have one...but to be honest the energizer AA rechargables are my go to batteries..its only been abount 5 months my worst fear is that after a year or 2 they start to shit the bed...if they do end up failing down the road what are some doubleAA options you recomend??if you have 2 option ..like budget wise one option?..and best bang for buck option??..thanks man

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

I used to use those batteries for a while. I still think i have a few in the mix. My fave NiMh are Eneloops but if you need Alkaline voltage, then these are the best way to go.

@SuperBigdanno Год назад

AND it shows unavailable... go figure lol

@AsurasWrath164 Год назад

Im using white/blue 3300mwh versions from xtar which are good also. These are available

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

OF COURSE! Man I am glad my content is useful....hahah! There are others that vary by mWh.

@Wallabynge 6 месяцев назад

milliamp HOURS. Don't drop your aitches.

@AMPROEngineering 6 месяцев назад

I SAW LATER.

@multishit6664 Год назад

weird I just started buying enloop batteries for my wireless PS2 controllers lol.. good timing..although my controllers dont have issues with voltage variance.

@AMPROEngineering Год назад

I use them for my WII. No issues there either.