AAAA rechargable batteries???

[chriswin8]

Has anyone ever tried to use AAAA (Quad A) rechargeable Batteries in there sabers?

They are smaller then the AAA (triple A) rechargeabe batteries. For size comparison, 9v batteries are made of 6 AAAA batteries on the inside. If you where to lay 4 flat 2 by 2 it would still give you the 4.6v needed to run a saber and be smaller then the same configuration of AAA.

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4053228#tabsetBasic

I may try this in one of my builds it might help with cramfu issues.

[cannibal869]

4.6V but at 300mAh?

Probably not too good for runtimes I would think...

[LUMINARA UNDULI]

Not only run times, but discharge rates are not going to be enough for most applications.  The LEDs we use pull current at a fairly aggressive rate.  If you have batteries that cannot handle it, you will either just pop the batteries or worse, depending on the specific chemical composition of your batteries.  Most of our LEDs want to grab at least 1A from the battery (some more than that).  If you have a battery rated at 1.5C discharge rate and it is a 300 mah cap then you'd have at most 450 (hypothetical number, the discharge rate is actually probably much less) which is totally insufficient for what our use is.  Keep in mind, that 9Vs have been tried many a time with sabers and they stink.  For the same reasons.

[chriswin8]

Oh ok, I should have thought of that.