Tag: Sanyo Eneloop

Sanyo Chargers And Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries

Among my prized acquisitions from Tokyo was a set of Sanyo charger together with four rechargeable batteries and two packs of four rechargeable batteries each. These are all for use with Wuan’s and my digital cameras. I favour digital cameras using AA rechargeable batteries over those using proprietary battery packs for convenience’s sake. If the rechargeable batteries go flat, they can easily be replaced with widely available alkaline batteries.

Sanyo NC-MR58 Quick Charger
Sanyo NC-MR58 Quick Charger with refresh and battery check functions.

The Sanyo NC-MR58 Quick Charger has a refresh and battery check function. The refresh function is for conditioning rechargeable batteries. It discharges and then automatically charges the batteries to its full capacity. Each battery is individually charged. The charger came with four Sanyo (HR-3UG) 2700mAh Ni-MH batteries.

Batteries
Top L-R: Sanyo HR-3U 2500mAh, Panasonic ZR6XT Oxyride, Sanyo HR-3UG 2700mAh, Sanyo HR-3UTG Eneloop 2000mAh and Panasonic LR6T Alkalines.

I also bought one pack of four Sanyo 2700mAh Ni-Mh batteries and one pack of Sanyo Eneloop Ni-NH batteries. The Eneloop batteries are unique. They come fully charged and can be used out of the pack as opposed to normal Ni-MH batteries that needed to be charged before use. The other plus point about Eneloop batteries is that they can be recharged one thousand times whereas the normal Ni-Mh batteries can only last approximately four hundred charges. When I last checked, the charger and batteries were still not available in Malaysia.

Sanyo Chargers
L-R: Wuan’s Sanyo NC-MQH01, Sanyo NC-MQR02U and Sanyo NC-MR58.

Sanyo chargers and batteries are reliable. I have been using them for nearly as long as I have owned digital cameras. My first charger was the Sanyo NC-MQR02U Quick Charger. I used it to charge two Sanyo 1800mAh Ni-MH batteries for my first digital camera, the Nikon 3100. The batteries did not last very long. I switched to 2100mAh and then 2500mAh.

Amazingly, the four 2500mAh used in my Canon A610 lasted over two hundred shots on a single charge. I had used the A610 extensively when I was in Tokyo and Bangkok with the 2500mAh and did not miss a single shot due to flat batteries. Now, I am itching to test the other batteries that are in my possession, namely the Sanyo Eneloop 2000mAh Ni-MH and Panasonic’s new generation disposable batteries called the Oxyride. Panasonic claimed that the Oxyride are good for 315 shots in the Panasonic DMC-LC43 digital camera as compared to 144 using Panasonic Alkaline Plus.

Tokyo Tales – Day 9: Monday, January 23, 2006

The taxi ride from Hino to Hachioji is always a pleasure. The blue sky and the clean uncluttered road is such a difference from the usual we see back home. There are not many skyscrapers here. Along the way, Maejima-san, our JICA coordinator would explain to us the finer points of Japanese culture.

First session of the day, Alliance with PWD in Asia was conducted by Akiyama-san. The topic covered included solidarity and advocacy of the Independent Living movement in Seoul, Thailand, Pakistan and The Philippines. Through the work of JICA and the Human Care Association, this concept is being spread throughout Asia.

The name Shoji Nakanishi is synonymous with the Independent Living Movement in Japan and Asia. Therefore, it was a great privilege to listen to him speak on the history and current development of the movement. He spent two hours with us, sharing his strategies and vision in empowering people with disabilities towards self-determination.

Jun Morita, the Personal Assistant Coordinator for Human Care Association presented the last session. Recruitment, Interview and Training of PA was an interesting topic. This system is not available in Malaysia. However, with this service, people with severe disabilities will be able to achieve independent living. This is one of the services that we are exploring to adopt in Malaysia.

After the lectures, we went to withdraw our allowance from the bank. Dazzling neon lighted up the city like I have never seen before. We then went to Yodobashi Camera, one of the more popular chain stores in Tokyo. On display there were some of the latest digital cameras. I wanted to get some nickel metal hydride batteries. Instead, I acquired more than what I had planned to buy. The booty included a Sanyo Quick Charger with four 2700 mah batteries, another set of four 2700 mah batteries and four Eneloop batteries. I have not totalled up the damage yet as I handed the cashier Y10,000 and did not count the change.