VG - since you are in Canada, head on over to Costco and purchase the=20 Duracell NiMh charger and batteries package. They are available with=20 both "AA" and "AAA" sizes and they are *awesome*! These are the Duracell "Green" cells - somewhat lower capacity but=20 exceptionally-low self-discharge rates. I started using those chargers and cells several years ago. We=20 purchased the chargers for charging the power modules that we put=20 into football helmets - the modules use a pair of prismatic=20 (rectangular) NiMh cells in series. It turns out that the Duracell=20 charger works very well with those cells (we connect to the "AAA" contacts)= .. Anyway, we wanted the chargers and the cells came for free. It took=20 a couple of years to find a use for all of the cells and I had a=20 bunch that of brand-new cells that sat on the shelf for more than two years= .. Just for giggles and laughs, I put perhaps a dozen of those "AA"=20 cells into my battery analyzers. I was shocked to find that they=20 still had somewhere between 90% - 95% of their full charge left in=20 the cell. That's after just sitting all jumbled up in a plastic bag=20 on a shelf. I don't have many of those cells sitting unused anymore. They are in=20 my test equipment, my labellers, power coax stripping tools, my mice,=20 my little motion-sensitive night lights, etc. I haven't used the Eneloop cells but I whole-heartedly recommend the=20 Duracell versions. dwayne At 04:17 AM 6/28/2015, V G wrote: >Hi all, > >Haven't had the chance to post in a while (been reading, though!). > >I recently purchased from Dell Canada (which is supposed to be a >"respectable" company) a package of Eneloops while on sale. Ouch, that was >a mistake. I've been keeping up to date with Russell's posts/links on >Eneloop performance and the ones purchased from Dell were, with 100% >certainty, fake ones. I use them in various "low drain" applications such >as wireless mice, RF transmitters, etc. The ones that I use in my mouse se= e >*very* consistent usage: steady cycle of charge/discharge every day. After >about 1 year (365ish) cycles to ~75% depth of discharge, my MH-C9000 >reports that the capacity has deteriorated to 1400mAh (AA HR-3UTGA cell). >The other cells in the package showed very similar characteristics. > >Today, I came across this deal: >http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=3D2_1249_746&item_id= =3D073707 > >I badly need replacement cells, but not sure if I should purchase them at >Canada Computers. Is there any way to know for sure that I won't be gettin= g >fakes? --=20 Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA (780) 489-3199 voice (780) 487-6397 fax www.trinity-electronics.com Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .