Posted: 6/21/2014 2:14:54 PM EDT
| Can you use other types of rechargeable batteries in the guide 10 plus? Such as eneloops, or are you required to only use the guide zero batteries? |
I decided to standardize my hurricane electronics to AAs where possible, choosing Sanyo Eneloops... I retired as a high school science teacher about the same time, and wanted to fool around with a small scale solar unit, and purchased a Goal Zero 7w panel without the Guide 10 battery pack... I selected a Fujicell SCH 808F charger due to its multiple input options... Eneloops come partially charged, and I did not have a multimeter so did not measure the starting voltage, but got a couple of bars on the charger display... using the 120v ac input it took a little over 1/2 hour to fully charge 4 of the Eneloops.... using the 12v cigarette receptacle on the GZ panel the other 4 Eneloops took about 3 hours to charge....again, not scientific... when I purchased an older, non plus version of the Guide 10 battery pack, using the USB port it took slightly less than 3 hours... I was not watching constantly, so again this is not very specific.... I have since obtained a 94 Ahr deep discharge battery and cigarette receptacle to augment my charging capabilities
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How do you find the unit compares to the actual claims? This is more of a preparedness item I'm considering adding in case of emergency. Overall I like it, but prefer Powerfilm kits for the sake of less fragile components. I don't take the rigid GZ kits out on the trail, it's Powerfilm all the way in those cases. I do keep a few GZ panel sets and a Boulder at home for charging various things. |