Ikea "Ladda" batteries / Eneloop chemistry.

[Swwils]

Safety cell likely to be spiral type lithium-thionyl chloride.

Nowadays most radios are ok with ni-mh, this didn't use to be the case - and those 1.5v regulated AA lipos also are quite noisy in the output. They have got better and if you have the cash the 1.5v lipos can be had with very low ripple and they will smart decrease voltage like an alkaline when getting low.

[Mr Gus]

I use the BCA brand, (cannot believe it is now nearly 20 years old, and still a sought after product) as does my daughter.

I must call them & see if they are certified as safe to use, ..my guilt & connection with "disposables" is for kit like this, covid times have left me with about 40 of the ultra, slow getting through them without mountains.

[richbee]

IKEA LADDA no longer are "guaranteed" to be Panasonic Eneloop - this happened in 2019.

Tell-tale sign is that capacity doesn't match the Eneloop pro or lite, made by Fujitsu; they could be made by Matsushita that still make the white eneloop. but now I believe sell to other brands. In any case Sanyo no longer are the "exclusive" low self discharge manufacturer. Almost all Ni-MH are now very low self discharge. Other signs are that they are rated for 1000 cycles like the cheaper 1900mAh blue Fujitsu (HR-3UTI), with lower performance at high current compared to the white Eneloop/Fujitsu. Nkon was selling them at some point and they were around the same price.

When a NiMH is made in Japan, it either comes from a Matsushita factory (Panasonic) or from a FDK factory (Fujitsu). Japan have an anti trust law like in the USA and when Matsushita bought Sanyo, they became the only NiMH manufacturer in Japan (Sony manufacture all NiMH in China). So Matsushita had to sell the old Sanyo factory (eneloop pro and lite) to Fujitsu. They of course sell back to Matsushita for the Eneloop brand but they had no restriction to sell to other. So basically. "Made in Japan" definitely indicates the FDK factory, as there is only one LSD NiMH factory in Japan.

They also do occasional special editions in chocolate colours etc:

My Ladda 1900 AA batteries bought from Ikea this week show 'made in Japan'

[Mr Gus]

Did you use the 3 for 2 offer Richbee?
As earlier post instore signage is misleading, appearing to apply it to charger + battery combo deal only, till receipt is a different story.

(mine too state japan as origin)

[richbee]

Did you use the 3 for 2 offer Richbee?
As earlier post instore signage is misleading, appearing to apply it to charger + battery combo deal only, till receipt is a different story.

(mine too state japan as origin)

Yes, certainly did - was pleased to pick that up from your post on here

[Mr Gus]

Good, the Scottish-Jewish mix in me was nigh on fizzing at such a missed opportunity potential disaster, I wouldnt have slept well tonight if you paid full price (only way to stop many english folk stereotyping is to "add the jew" ..they either see the joke magnified by myself (when poor impressions ensue) or go very quiet because "never mind the tight scot thing, mockery associated with jewish people & money ..dats a bit racist tho innit" type thing quietens em down & my subsequent pints can be drunk in peace after banging it (or my fist) loudly on the bar. I

My nose woulda been a lot bigger if a dog hadnt bitten it off when i was a kid too stupid pub-lads

...Good on yer Rich(B)

nb, 3 cycles in will have an idea of capacity soon will add it here thereafter.