Strobe batteries

[coweyman]

Which type of rechargeable batteries are recommended for strobes? I have 2 sea & sea ys-d2j stobes


Thanks

 

[rmorgan]

Eneloop Pro

 

[1fspeed]

These have been great in my Inon's - PowerexPro. and as I haven't thought about batteries for a while found this Eneloop/Powerex side by side test interesting

 

[tursiops]

These have been great in my Inon's - PowerexPro. and as I haven't thought about batteries for a while found this Eneloop/Powerex side by side test interesting

Yes, interesting, but those are not the black Eneloop Pros that were tested.

 

[Simpel]

Eneloop Pro

 

[tursiops]

Eneloop Pro

Eneloop Pro

Same, Eneloop Pro. I've been using the same set of 12, 8 at a time, for almost ten years, 3-6 dive trips a year. I use 8 (two YS-D1s) while recharging 4, rotate the 4 in to one strobe for a day and charge those 4 from the strobe. So at least one strobe has fresh batteries daily,and neither strobe goes more than two days of shooting on a set of four Eneloop Pros. No issues.

 

[MacDuyver]

I use Sea&Sea YS-D3's Eneloops work great (the white ones).
Don't get Eneloop Lite

 

[Searcaigh]

I use Eneloop Pro's but had a leak in one battery that killed a brand new YSD3 just over a year ago and now use IKEA LADA batteries, which are apparently made by Panasonic.

The Eneloop Pro's I was using were probably around 5+ years old, and I'm using the remainder for other items powered by AA batteries.

Have a look at the small print on Eneloop Pro's packaging, BackScatter also advise against using them in UW strobes.

 

[Simpel]

eneloop itself says that the batteries have 500 charging cycles
how many cycles did yours have?
i change mine after about 2 years and then use them for other / unimportant devices

 

[Germie]

I use Ikea Ladda already for years.