Radio Shack Rechargeable clearance sale...

[txscan]

I was in the shack tonight and found an awesome deal on rechargeables:

23.788 4 bay 15min charger with ac/dc operation and includes 4 aa's and 4 aaa's for 19.97
23.760 4 aa rechargeables on sale for 12.99

the charger combo is on clearance for 19.97, they also have a car charger with 2 bays with aa batteries for 9.97 on clearance.

these are 2500mah nimh batteries.

 

[safetyobc]

Here are links to the chargers:

Enercell™ Ni-MH "AA"/AAA" Battery Charger with Batteries - RadioShack.com

Enercell 1.2V/2500mAh NI-MH "AA" Batteries (4-Pack) : Rechargeable Batteries | RadioShack.com

 

[pro69]

I went to pick up some rechargables last night and the man there said if you buy a charger you get the batteries 1/2 off. I got the 15 min charger for 19.97 and then 3 packs of 4 in a pack AA's for like 5 bucks a pack. Very good deal I think.

 

[6Paul21]

Mine was $16.07 in Sarasota, thanks for the heads up.

 

[divemaster500]

I went to pick up some rechargables last night and the man there said if you buy a charger you get the batteries 1/2 off. I got the 15 min charger for 19.97 and then 3 packs of 4 in a pack AA's for like 5 bucks a pack. Very good deal I think.

You will know if you got a good deal after you have a chance to run the batteries and charger for awhile and see the actual run-time you get out of your radio on the batteries.

 

[ampulman]

I went to pick up some rechargables last night and the man there said if you buy a charger you get the batteries 1/2 off. I got the 15 min charger for 19.97 and then 3 packs of 4 in a pack AA's for like 5 bucks a pack. Very good deal I think.

What was the mah rating of the batteries?

 

[6Paul21]

The batteries are AA at 2500Ah each, and the batteries only lasted 90 minutes the first time in my PSR 800.

 

[divemaster500]

The batteries are AA at 2500Ah each, and the batteries only lasted 90 minutes the first time in my PSR 800.

I use MaHa 2700's with a MaHa MH-C801D charger from Thomas Distributing. I get just over 12 hours of very active scanning on each set of 4 AA's.

 

[sphipps]

I just picked up one of the 23-788 15 minute chargers including 4 AA and 4 AAA batteries for $14.37 on clearance (regular $44.99) at a corporate owned Radio Shack. Awesome deal. Better grab them while you can!

 

[WAScanMan]

This may just be me but I've had horrible luck with Radio Shack's rechargeable. I fully charge and discharge them every time and yet they die (as in will no longer charge) after about 6 months. I've switched over to Eneloops and couldn't be happier.
8 pack of AA for $20: Amazon.com: Sanyo NEW 1500 eneloop 8 Pack AA Ni-MH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries: Electronics
4 Pack of AA plus wall charger for $15.49: http://www.amazon.com/Sanyo-eneloop...2VNI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1329086679&sr=8-2

 

[6Paul21]

The AC/DC charger is fine, the batteries are useless. I even charged the AA in a slow charger and got three hours on my PSR 800.

 

[sphipps]

On a whim I picked up a set of cheap Harbor Freight AA NiMH batteries on sale for $5.99 and they've lasted longer than any other brand I've tried in my PRO-106. I got 10+ hours out of the first charge (backlight off) and they work great with a 15 minute charger.

You'd think they would be the worst of the bunch, but they seem to work great!