Low Self discharge cells like Max E Batteries may be stored on the shelf or in a drawer for upwards of 12 months and still have 85% of their total power. Although a huge edge over standard rechargeables, you may still find one or two “house-keeping” details to make certain you’re getting the maximum power and life from them.

Rechargeable batteries desire to be used, over and over again. They’re similar to a race horse – born to run. Although they are able to stay in the stall and eat hay, they much rather be running. This is also true of all rechargeable batteries. With Max E Batteries, we recommend you pull them out from the stable every six months and charge them This keeps the chemistry active and definitely will help to increase the actual lifespan of these batteries.

If you have already converted your household over to rechargeable batteries, do not forget that you would like to get the maximum number of recycles out of your batteries. This tends to provides you with the most value for your money.  Max E Batteries are the highest-quality, highest capacity rechargeable batteries currently available and will yield the highest recycles – up to 1000 – when properly maintained. For those who attempt to switch to rechargeables and make use of a substandard brand – you’ll greatly diminish your savings and turn out disappointed.

Now – as to the charger. The battery charger is much more like the exotic sports car you have within the garage. You know it runs great, nevertheless for optimum care and safety, you only take it out on special occasions.  Let’s face the facts, the greater miles you put on that car, the less vaue there is.

Approaching your household battery charger should be viewed the same way. The greater you employ a battery charger, the more the heat build-up within the circuitry. Heat is the enemy of all electronics. Now, here’s the trade-off. With standard rechargeables you will have to use a charger in trickle charge mode. This really is acceptable if you have certain applications that will require frequent use. We see this with many in our Pro-Audio clients that use wireless mics and need maximum capacity all of the time. The charger stays on continuously. This build up of heat even in stand-by,  increases your electricity bill a little bit.

For nearly all families, though, utilizing a ZeroWatt charger is recommended for max charger life – and energy savings. The thing that makes this charger so great is that you no longer need to remember to “take the batteries from the charger and unplug it.” It’s like taking your Ferrari out for a spin and having it park itself back in the garage automatically.  The Zerowatt battery charger “parks itself in stand-by” simply by itself. I don’t know about you, but having at least one of my appliances that is smart enough to turn itself off and disconnect from the power is huge. I keep forgetting to unplug the coffee machine – at least I do not need to bother about the batteries and battery charger.