Money Saver. Makro Gold Racer.

[Crackman]

G'day all,
I've taken my new gold racer out 4 times in the last two weeks, no gold yet but having a ball just being out there, one thing I didn't really think about until it became a problem. Obviously some guys won't have the problem of changing aa batteries, I have just had that issue, and after looking at the ongoing cost was a bit of a tight fisted Scotsman, I delved into options at battery world and the fellas put me onto these. 4 rechargable aa's that charge by phone lead, and can be connected to either a PowerPoint charger while still in the detector or connected to a power bank while out on the fields, giving you basically a week of use. I've already bought them, not allowed to post a link yet but Google- znter 1.5 AA rechargable. Hope it helps.

 

[Ded Driver]

I have a bunch of Sanyo Eneloop Pro NiMH 2550mAh AA batteries I use in a range of units.
Very good batteries.

 

[Jaros]

I recommend Eneloop as well-darn good.

 

[nuggetino]

Did your gold racer not come with rechargeables from new? I'm still running the green varta rechargeables that came with my racer 3 years ago. They probably don't have the capacity as they once did but I still get a full day out of them.

 

[Crackman]

Nuggetino , no mate, came with varta industrial pro non rechargable, but I put them back in the racer today to see how much was left before I go out tomorrow, and they're showing full again lol, but have the znter ones now. Was just wondering if many had the same issue and how they got around it,

 

[Whisp]

Anything that I own that has 'AA's' in it gets fitted with Eneloops, any batteries that came with the device get tossed. Eneloops will have 85% of their original power after 12 months of storage. I even look for products that use AA's as it simplifies battery replacement if needed in an emergency, any corner shop sells AA's.