Reddit mentions of Energizer Rechargeable AA and AAA Battery Charger (Recharge Value) with 4 AA NiMH Rechargeable Batteries

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• The controller uses regular AA batteries. Buy something like this, it will save you money in the long term : https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00339NINQ
  
  
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I just have Energizer rechargeables that came with a station for like $12. I have had these for 3-4 years and they still work perfectly and I play a lot.

Edit: This isnt the exact one I have but it is the same thing: https://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Recharge-Rechargeable-Batteries-Included/dp/B00339NINQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480788026&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=energizer%2Brechargeable%2BAA%2Bbatteries&th=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004I8II22/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1376521564&sr=8-2&pi=SL75

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00339NINQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1376521711&sr=8-5&pi=SL75

I fail to see your point sorry..... Oh and here is a little present:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0sRT4h_YMQ4

If you consider that hard to do, then your intelligence is really lacking and there's truly no other reason to continue this discussion.


I'm sorry you are stuck with tons of devices which operate on your precious AA's, I only have my TV remote and Direct TV controller that use such trinkets.

Sorry for the bad grammar I'm on my Iphone which uses one of those proprietary non-removable batteries which make life easier, maybe they should make a phone which uses AA's so you don't have to look for charger!

I know the consensus is to go with Eneloop batteries but I've been using Energizer rechargeable batteries for over two years and they work great.

I use these and they have never failed me.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00339NINQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1495688457&sr=8-2-spons&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=energizer+rechargeable+batteries&psc=1

I would see what mah the batteries are, but they don't say. Most Nyko products are low, while AA Energizer Rechargeables are what I use and recommend. 2300mah batteries will last more than 40 hours of use without a recharge, where 400mah batteries, most likely the ones here, only last around 7 hours of use without a recharge. Most stores sell the four pack AA Energizer with charger for under $15.00, a better deal in my mind.

Edit: here is the link to the Energizers on sale at Amazon. Although I think these are the 2000mah batteries and not the higher 2300mah batteries, they are still very good.

> whether that is removable or not is less important

This is quite important, as rechargeable batteries have a finite life as well. Imagine your non-replaceable battery pack dying.

Overall, its not a 'big' mistake, because you can go out and buy rechargable batteries anytime you want and use those, regardless if its through the charge and play pack or not.

I have the official plug and play but seem to use this more.

http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Recharge-Rechargeable-Batteries-Included/dp/B00339NINQ/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1453125061&sr=8-6&keywords=energizer+rechargeable+batteries

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I bought the [Energizer Rechargeables] (http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Value-Charger-Rechargeable-Batteries/dp/B00339NINQ/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1420175127&sr=8-5&keywords=energizer+rechargeable+aa) and they seem to work just fine.

Thanks for the reply.

>Rechargeable batteries are different, they put out fill power all the way until the end and then just die.

Yes, I'd rather have that then the sound slowly degrading and being unbearable.

>i'd save the hassle and go with a good brand like Duracell or Energizer rechargeable ones, 2400mah

I had the impression that Panasonic Eneloops were great and reliable batteries from the many websites talking about them and people's reviews all over Amazon. What do you think? Are those not good?

What about this one? What do you think about the top review on that battery/charger combo?

>I recently bought a play and charge kit from eBay...the battery won't charge...Does anyone have a solution?

if the item was sold as new and/or in working condition, return it. eBay has pretty favorable buyer protection. if it was sold as-is, you are out of luck.

in addition to a stand-alone charging station, your choices are as follows:

• buy a genuine Microsoft play and charge kit, which will have a (short) warranty.
  
  
• buy four (or more) rechargeable AA batteries and a charger.
  
  
• buy a ton of AA batteries.
  
  All three of those choices are around $15 delivered (assuming you are in the USA).

Even better, works the same as long as you've got a phone cable:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00339NINQ/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_6gakub0J2GM33

>http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004I8II22/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1376521564&sr=8-2&pi=SL75

Looks like you didn't quite read your own link... 10 bucks for a single battery. Now let's have a little comparison.

>http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00339NINQ/ref=mp_s_a_1_5?qid=1376521711&sr=8-5&pi=SL75

Four batteries plus the charger? For four more dollars? And doesn't require a USB cable or a wall adapter or Playstation 3 to charge?

Yeah that's substantially cheaper.

I'll do you a favor, I looked it up and found the same battery for five bucks total. Not bad.

However, you can get four Energizer batteries for a little over 10 dollars anywhere they sell batteries.

So each battery is half of what the Playstation 3 one is. Like I said, substantially cheaper.

>I fail to see your point sorry..... Oh and here is a little present:

>http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0sRT4h_YMQ4

>If you consider that hard to do, then your intelligence is really lacking and there's truly no other reason to continue this discussion.

I said it was more difficult, not that it was impossible to do. You're not refuting anything.

Also, you do realize this voids the warranty. Good luck getting a replacement if you try this.

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I'm sorry you are stuck with tons of devices which operate on your precious AA's, I only have my TV remote and Direct TV controller that use such trinkets.

Once again, this refutes nothing about what I said.

>Sorry for the bad grammar I'm on my Iphone which uses one of those proprietary non-removable batteries which make life easier, maybe they should make a phone which uses AA's so you don't have to look for charger!

I'm on a phone too... It's not difficult to have proper spelling and grammar.

For some reason, you really, really want it to sound like these built in batts are some massive innovation but they're really not. It uses the exact same tech to make the Energizer ones and they're nearly identical when it comes down to the performance.

What exactly makes these built in batteries so amazing? What can they do that AA's can't? Just answer that and maybe you'll have a leg to stand on in this little debate. Because so far all you've given me is, "It plugs in to the console!" Big whoop, that's not really a big deal.