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Review on EBL 8-Pack Rechargeable Lithium AA Batteries With Smart Charger - Long-Lasting 1.5V AA Li-Ion Batteries by Daniel King

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Junk, do NOT buy: my feedback

Will not hold charge, far lower capacity than advertised. NiMh batteries outperform these by a longshot.I have a number of led lights, pucks and strips on our camper that are battery powered. Among a number of other battery powered devices. I was using ebl nickel metal HD, but had to recharge them every couple times we'd camp. So, I thought it would be worth the couple hundred dollar investment to replace with these as lithium is supposed to hold a charge longer and these were higher capacity.Boy was I wrong. First, these take forever to charge, roughly 12 hours. Some of them would not work at all after charging. What is certainly true is they do not hold a charge and do not have the advertised capacity. Without exception, the nimh outlast these batteries and charge in a fraction of the time. Some of the batteries will not make it through a weekend of camping (nimh do) and without exception they will all be dead before the next time out. This is not true of the nimh batteries. I get at least 2 excursions out of them. Incredibly disappointed with these and ebl selling very expensive garbage. I've been a loyal ebl customer because of previous good experience, but this is unacceptable. Particularly, for what they charge for them.

Pros
  • Provides stable voltage output
Cons
  • The batteries may not work well in devices with a high power output