Can the alarm be run with rechargeable NiMH batteries?
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The User's Guide for this product, and stamped on the item itself, are model numbers of alkalines, (Duracell MN1500 or MX1500; Energizer E91, etc). However, it does say "Use of a different battery may have a detrimental effect on the alarm operation." Thank you for calling my attention to this, because the rechargeables I use are NiMH. The item comes with batteries.
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Rechargeable batteries are rated 1.2 volts per cell - Standard batteries or 1.5 Volts.3 x 1.2 = 3.6V vs 3 X 1.5 = 4.5V - Looks like a low battery condition to me.
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Oops, after reading the reply from OCR, who actually read the User's Guide (when in doubt, RTFM), I think I'd stay with the alkaline recommendation, rather than risk my unit.
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No. This is for charging Lithium Ion batteries which are 3.75 Volts. your niMH batteries are 1.25 Volts.
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As long as there is a 12v car battery that you can attach the alarm, then your good to go.
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The alarm works off electricity as the primary and battery as secondary/backup. Could use battery to operate alarm, but better have a good supply of batteries.
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I believe you can use any AA chargeable batteries. The charger shown here will charge NiMhydride AA batteries.
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YES IT WILL WITH NiMH. A battery is still a battery no matter how the voltage is produced.
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Yes you can use rechargeable batteries but they won't last as long as the lithium
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No, no battery. It has some sort of super capacitor which provides a bit of memory for the settings in the event of power failure, but I don't think the alarm would ring.
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Alan: You'd have to check with the manufacturer because I'm not sure if the charging rate is the same for NiMH and Li-ion technologies. But I wouldn't use NiMH 9v batteries anyway because of their relatively high self-discharge rate. I want to be sure that when I need the battery, I won't find it dead.
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I haven't tried it but I don't see why not. I didn't see anything on the packaging restricting the use of rechargeable batteries.
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Yes, the eneloop charger can be used with any NiMH rechargeable batteries, however, they must be charged in pairs.
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This charger CAN recharge NiMH batteries as well as the included Alkaline batteries. I wouldn't try standard disposable alkalines, but I use it for my sizable collection of NiMHs as well - in fact, I bought it to replace a failed charger that blew up four of my newer NiMH batteries.
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No, this one does not have batteries and must be plugged into the wall to work. There is a feature chart on this product page that shows which units have rechargeable batteries:Philips Fidelio Premium DS7550 30-Pin iPod/iPhone Charging Alarm Portable Speaker Dock (Discontinued by Manufacturer)
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No, they are regular, single-use Alkaline batteries. However, Amazon does sell some very nice AmazonBasics Ni-MH rechargeable batteries in AA and AAA size.
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Yes you can use NiMH AA and AAA rechargeable batteries. Based on our experience with this car, I recommend rechargeable batteries, particularly for the car's 6 AA batteries. Otherwise you'll be buying lots of throw away batteries. Along with the car, we bought the Energizer CHP4W8-4 Smart Recharge AA/AAA Charger with 8AA and 4AAA NiMH Batteries, also from Amazon, and those work well with this car. If you get that, along with 4 additional NiMH AA batteries, you can be charging 6 AA's while you're using the other 6 in the car. The controller batteries last much longer because they're not running motors.
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Hi, Yes, I use Energizer NIMH (nickel metal hydride) rechargable batteries for daily use, Energizer Lithium for long term storage (emergency kit).
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Handset: 3xAAA NiMH rechargeable batteries, (1.2V 600mAh NiMH, 60AAAHC, GPI International Ltd.) are supplied. Base: The backup batteries should be AAA, NiMH, rechargeable only, rated 600mAh are not supplied.