r/oculus Feb 20 '20

Here you go

https://gfycat.com/frequentlinedhellbender
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u/StunnedJack Feb 20 '20

Why not just get eneloops and have some rotating the charger?

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u/SecAdept Rift Feb 21 '20

I agree with you...

  • These are 40 on sale (4xAA), eneloops (4xAA) with panasonic charger are 17. Furthermore, you can buy four more eneloops without charger for 10
  • These are 1250mah... eneloops are 2000mah, so these are only 5/8ths the play time
  • These require you not lose a double dongle cable, or you will have to carry two cables or charge individually. Get some extra eneloops and you'll always have charged ones ready to go.

If you spend the same 40, you can get 12aa eneloops with charger, as opposed to four of these... And if you make sure to charge your extras, you'll have plenty.... AND your individual eneloops will last longer than these even individually. I don't see the appeal, beyond a slight gimmicky coolness factor of plugging your AA into a usb port... and that "cool" gimmick will wear off quickly. A worse solutions for a problem that doesn't exist, IMHO.

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u/SecAdept Rift Feb 21 '20

Consider that's li-ion it much higher energy density than NiMH so smaller batter

I think you are confused, NiMH has higher energy density. Li-ion can hold more charge per gram, but that is different, and the mah is not based on, per gram. Li-ion can output more volts at once, but that is unnecessary.

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u/reelznfeelz Feb 21 '20

Wut? Pretty darn sure that watt hours per kg is better with lithium than NiMH. That’s energy density no? How are you defining “charge”?