![]() Not a single battery tested under 2450mAh. His findings discovered that the average capacity for a AA was 2493mAh. Well he purchased 72 batteries and ran extensive test on them to measure their capacities and did some runtime test. Remember how I began this article by saying Chicago sound mixer Carlos Meada was the key to the big break in researching these batteries? No? I’m pretty sure I wrote that. So these batteries could also be cheap because IKEA believes it is morally obligation to make them affordable to all consumers? Not a crazy theory.īut as for them being below spec… no. The Burbank store is the largest in the world and runs 100% on solar panels located on it’s roof and parking garage. I operated sound for a video that was being shot at the construction site of the new IKEA in Burbank and the rep from IKEA wanted to highlight their commitment to the environment during his sound bites. IKEA also is a company that is big into renewable engery and low power electronics. They are cheaper by a lot but most of that is due to the fact that IKEA has global purchasing power, a built-in international distribution chains already in place for their other products, they own their own retail locations (Almost vertical manufacturing), and zero advertising attached to this product. So they come from the same factory and feature the same specs… So are they the same? Well if you ask people on Facebook you will immediately be hit with the “you get what you pay for…” or my favorite assumption “the IKEA batteries are the ones that don’t make spec”… They would point you to their catalog of offerings but you don’t need to look through it. In fact if you wanted to start you own battery brand all you would have to do is contact FDK’s sales office and become a client. FDK is a OEM manufacturer for other brands. Well that is because there is only one factory in all of Japan that can make LSD Ni-MH (Low Self-Discharge nickel–metal hydride) and that is FDK. But the most interesting stat is the fact that both batteries are produced in Japan. ![]() You can see the full spec list for the Eneloop Pro on their Amazon page HERE. And 500 cycles lifespan is the same stat too. On the batteries themselves they only seem to make the claim of 2450mAh… same as the IKEA batteries. If those specs look familiar its because those are the specs for the Eneloop Pro batteries. You can recharge these batteries approx.I polled some soundies and Chicago sound mixer Carlos Meada helped me make some big discoveries.įirst we should examine the specs of the IKEA batteries. So I started to investigate the IKEA battery about 2 months ago. ![]() I mean when you consider that Eneloop Pro batteries are 2550mAh and cost nearly three times the price. It makes sense to by skeptical, they are $7 for a 4 pack.Īt first alot of people figured the specs were a lie. A lot of people were skeptical at first but a few people gave them a try. The additional test has been added to the bottom of this post.Ī year ago IKEA came out with a new AA/AAA Rechargeable battery that was sporting some nice stats. UPDATE: This article has been updated to include a second test performed by Jason Porter on Sept 18th, 2017. ![]()
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