maH batteries are too strong?

Zoom Raider

I don't know if I've posted this or not. I can't find it...

After buying my new Nikon SB600 yesterday, I didn't think about batteries. I thought it came with a rechargeable battery like the D50 did. So I chose to buy a rechargeable set of batteries and a charger.

I first bought one by Energizer. Problem is, I get it home and noticed that it said it produces 2500maH. Now, I'm finding out that all I can find are the 2500maH, but somewhere in the manual it says something about 2000maH. So, will 500 more maH blow up the SB600, or do I need to find 2000maH only?

I had to go to WolfCamera to ask and I don't always rely on what they say. Especially after the time one of the saleslady said they don't carry teleconverters anymore, and right there they were behind the glass case.:wxwax

They said do not use above 2000maH, and at BestBuy, where I bought the flash at, they had no clue as to what maH I should or should not use.:rolleyes So I thought I'd ask you all.:): Because I am afraid to use the 2500s.

Thanks!

LuckyBob

mAH stands for miliamp hours; it's a measurement of a battery's capacity. It doesn't affect how much power the battery puts out (all NiMH batteries are roughly 1.25 volts), but how long it can put out - no pun intended . If you put 4000 mAH batteries (not that they're available in AA format yet) in your flash you'd get roughly twice as many flashes on a charge than with the 2000's the manual mentions. Go ahead with your 2500's and enjoy better battery life!

luke_church

Zoom Raider wrote:

I first bought one by Energizer. Problem is, I get it home and noticed that it said it produces 2500maH. Now, I'm finding out that all I can find are the 2500maH, but somewhere in the manual it says something about 2000maH. So, will 500 more maH blow up the SB600, or do I need to find 2000maH only?

maH stands for milli-Ampere Hour.

It's a measure of how long the batteries last (i.e. 2500 milliAmperes for an hour), not how much power they give out.

2000maH NiMh batteries give out 1.2V, as do 2500maH NiMh batteries. As do practically all AA NiMh batteries.

There may be some absoluely tiny power production differences between the two, but you'd get far more switching between different brands.

This number only indicates how long the batteries will last.

They said do not use above 2000maH, and at BestBuy,

:ROFL

I really hope they didn't. Back to school for them.

where I bought the flash at, they had no clue as to what maH I should or should not use. So I thought I'd ask you all.:): Because I am afraid to use the 2500s.

I use 2500s in my Sigma and Sony flashes.

I'm not gaurenteeing that you won't have problems, if your manual actually states that you shouldn't use above 2000mAh then maybe I'm missing something... It's your choice, but if I were you I wouldn't worry.

Luke

tonyd

luke_church wrote:

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It's a measure of how long the batteries last (i.e. 2500 milliAmperes for an hour), not how much power they give out.

I agree with Luke. There should be no problem using 2500maH batteries.

I use 2700maH batteries in my Sigma and SB800 flash

Tony

ridetwistyroads

You did good. They'll last longer and recharge faster.

They'll wash your car, too.

ian408

ridetwistyroads wrote:

They'll wash your car, too.

I'm not sure of that but they'll definitely last longer.

wxwax

ian408 wrote:

I'm not sure of that but they'll definitely last longer.

Seriously? They won't wash his car?

ziggy53

Zoom Raider wrote:

I don't know if I've posted this or not. I can't find it...

After buying my new Nikon SB600 yesterday, I didn't think about batteries. I thought it came with a rechargeable battery like the D50 did. So I chose to buy a rechargeable set of batteries and a charger.

I first bought one by Energizer. Problem is, I get it home and noticed that it said it produces 2500maH. Now, I'm finding out that all I can find are the 2500maH, but somewhere in the manual it says something about 2000maH. So, will 500 more maH blow up the SB600, or do I need to find 2000maH only?

I had to go to WolfCamera to ask and I don't always rely on what they say. Especially after the time one of the saleslady said they don't carry teleconverters anymore, and right there they were behind the glass case.

They said do not use above 2000maH, and at BestBuy, where I bought the flash at, they had no clue as to what maH I should or should not use. So I thought I'd ask you all.:): Because I am afraid to use the 2500s.

Thanks!

ZR,

I found the following reference to NiMH batteries in the user manual.

While I see that it appears that they only recommend 2000 mAH batteries, they only use those batteries to give an estimate on recycle time and number of flashes. With the higher capacity batteries you will just get more and better usage from each set.

Just don't hook up a 6v car battery or something, OK.

ziggy53

Blurmore

tonyd wrote:

I agree with Luke. There should be no problem using 2500maH batteries.

I use 2700maH batteries in my Sigma and SB800 flash

Tony

On a side note...where the heck are U gettin 2700's? I have 2500's from enegizer and 2300's from Duracell, but my fav are 2000s from Harbor frieght tools because at 1.00 per cell I don't feel guilty for cooking their chemistry in my 15 minute charger.

ziggy53

Blurmore wrote:

On a side note...where the heck are U gettin 2700's? I have 2500's from enegizer and 2300's from Duracell, but my fav are 2000s from Harbor frieght tools because at 1.00 per cell I don't feel guilty for cooking their chemistry in my 15 minute charger.

Wow, that's a great price. Did you find it on their web site or in a flyer? On their site the best I could find was $6/4pak, still a really good price:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=90148

Take a look here for 2700mAH NiMH,

http://www.cheapbatteries.com/nimh.htm

Best,

ziggy53

ziggy53

Check these prices for 2700mAH, quan 10 @ $12.50 ($1.25 ea)

http://webtronics.stores.yahoo.net/a25hicanireb.html

ziggy53