Has what appear to be the exact same shrink-wrapped 10-Pack of Tenergy CR123A Propel Batteries' as I mention but at $13. Shipping adds another $4 however for $15 to you (curiously, if you buy two 10-packs at the same time shipping is more than doubled at $11/order.). However, near them is a shrink-wrapped '10-Pack of Tenergy CR123A Propel Batteries' rated at 1400 mAh for $11. The batteries shown for 'as low as $0.89' at the link you provided above do not give you the option to actually place them in your cart. I don't want to, but w/my 4-cam system, I wouldn't mind swapping out 16 batteries every 4 months IF I could keep it at around $20 each time ($80/yr.) or slightly more. to my knowledge, it take aprox 110% -120% of the rating in charge time in a slow charger.so you 500ma charger should take more than 1.5 hours to full charge.īut even with 4 cameras changed 4x per year its only about $16 a change for total of $64 ( there are some good bulk buys that sell for under $1 each ) (Still, be careful in purchase as one of my cells was doa )Īs to your original rechargeables, it does sound like something was wrong. Take a look at Ebay to get some ideas of what I mean. (The ratings tho are inflated and I believe them to be closer to 1000 mahr ) The higher rated cells are called 16340 cells and they have size specs similar to 123 cells but variences may cause some brands not to fit so be careful in choice. So far I've tested 2 different rechargeables cells ( another person or two on site is/are also testing 3v rechargeables) in the 3.7v rated at 2300 mahr. At my last test, the battery indicator was red/empty but the camera functioned for more than 3 weeks. Second, if is known at this point in time the rechargeables do not show an accurate power reading in the camera. **( btw, the 3.7v cells will not harm the cameras )** What matters is the mahr rating, higher mahr rating equals longer run time based on current draw. so even tho the voltage may be near the non-rechargeable cell of 3v, it is in effect is depleted. The higher voltage of the 3.7v cells does't give the batteries more life per say re voltage because the rechargeables are considered end of use life after about a 1v drop anyway. This being said, any cell with a lower rating of currrent basicly will last the percentage of same.So, 750mahr cells will last 1/2 or less compared to the normal cells.įirst, The problem with rechargeables is that most will have a lower rating compared to the primary cells AND they have a fast V drop at the end of use life. These should last about 4+ months with usage in specs( specs calling for 4 mins per day )and camera set for Optimized quality. They have a fairly level drain rate without a sudden drop out. You have to remember the primary CR123 cells ( non-rechargeable ) are rated at 1500mahr and their unused voltage about 3.2v (called 3v cells). I just want to know, has anyone tried the rechargeable batteries that I have mentioned? Or do you have other suggestions? I'll be able to test them out here in a few days and get back with everyone on performance. I'm hoping that they are quality batteries and worth it, and I purchased a Nitecore charger to go with it. 650mah is probably true from the reviews and the steep price tag they are asking of around $10 per battery. Now the volts are 0.5 higher than what's to be used with the camera, I'm hoping that this does not affect the camera. I have since then ordered four Nitecore batteries, rated at 3.7 volts and 650mah.

I'm not happy with these batteries, because when fully charged (only takes about an hour to charge with a 500mah charger, from what I understand, it exerts as much energy as it stores, so I'm thinking that these batteries are more like 200mah) but back to the story, when fully charged, these batteries only show the camera as being half charged, with a day's use putting it into the low battery icon, and only lasting about a week. Six batteries with a charger run about $25.

I bought the green stripe Tenergy that claim to have 750mah power. I am looking for the best rechargeable CR123 batteries that I can find, for use with my Netgear Arlo four cam system.

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