Interesting; do they require a special charger? On Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM Erik Keever <[email protected]> wrote:
> Mike, > > I recently got a 4 pack of these including charger, > > https://www.amazon.com/messule-Rechargeable-Lithium-Batteries-Constant/dp/B0CZ3YLRS7 > But there's probably fifty kinds for sale on Amazon, mostly from shops > with pseudorandom characters for names. One inclined to suspicion might > even imagine they were all from the same factory. > > Can confirm they work perfectly with my M100 and last a good long time. > Their output does droop with discharge as I do get a brief window of > low-batt warning, but it's pretty short. > > -- Erik > > On Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM Mike Stein <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I use 2 sets of IKEA LADDA rechargeables which seem to be Eneloops under >> a different name but at half the price: >> Panasonic Eneloop vs IKEA LADDA | Are They The Same? >> <https://www.slrlounge.com/panasonic-eneloop-vs-ikea-ladda-are-they-the-same/> >> >> Also, there's info out there somewhere about adjusting the M100's low >> battery light and cutoff to better match NiMh batteries' 1.2V vs 1.5 >> >> I have some 1.5V AA rechargeable batteries at home which AFAIR are ZnFe >> technology but their shelf life isn't great and they seem to have >> disappeared from the market, replaced by those regulated Lithiums; anybody >> know anything about those? >> >> On Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM Tom Cronin <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> It doesn't answer your question directly; I use Eneloop >>> rechargeable batteries in my M100 and M200 and note excellent battery life >>> without any problems. >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM Erik Keever <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi folks, >>>> >>>> I'm sort of curious, in the modern era the M100's use of 1.5V alkalines >>>> is somewhat of a wasteful habit and they are slowly becoming less available >>>> than they used to be as everything goes LiIon. >>>> >>>> Lithium batteries with builtin 1.5V regulators are nice for sure, but >>>> given that its switching converter is apparently known for not being the >>>> most reliable part of it (and seeing as it's driven by a discrete >>>> darlington, is probably not exactly the most efficient power circuit ever >>>> designed either), has anyone ever engineered a replacement with a modern >>>> 2-output POL regulator that would take 4 stacked lithiums as input? >>>> >>>> -- Erik >>>> >>>
