Newcastle United Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 I stocked up on 3 vapex batteries, new, as they were going cheap. Unfortunately they dont last as long as the old sony one in the recorder. I also noticed this quote from a fellow forum member "I've also bought a couple of Vapex brand gumstick Ni-MH's (1450mah), brand new for a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted July 27, 2010 Report Share Posted July 27, 2010 You may have to "revive" them. Do you use a charger, or an MD unit? Some are better than others. I find that whenever I had a doubtful gumstick battery, I stick it in my MZ-R91 and it magically comes back to life. Not sure why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PsychoPimpKiller Posted July 28, 2010 Report Share Posted July 28, 2010 I bought 4 Vapex gumstick batteries a couple of months ago but I haven't used them all that much to tell the difference. Since we have a category about them now, I will post something whenever I have some better answers to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle United Posted August 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 You may have to "revive" them. Do you use a charger, or an MD unit? Some are better than others. I find that whenever I had a doubtful gumstick battery, I stick it in my MZ-R91 and it magically comes back to life. Not sure why. [/i have both battery charger and obviuosly charge in MD, but there is no difference in the performance of the vapex, ie still poorb] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbp Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Yeah, but you don't say which ones. Not all chargers are created equal. Not all MD units which charge are, either. Some seem to have enough "oomph" to break down something in the molecular structure of an old NiMH battery. You can tell because it will get very hot, usually once, and then after that it will work rather better. When I say "old" I use the word advisedly - the reason you got 'em cheap most likely that they sat on a shelf for a while. Get yourself an MZ-R91? - there are 8 on sale on Ebay UK right now, for not much money. Weird but worked on more than one of these units. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newcastle United Posted August 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Yeah, but you don't say which ones. Not all chargers are created equal. Not all MD units which charge are, either. Some seem to have enough "oomph" to break down something in the molecular structure of an old NiMH battery. You can tell because it will get very hot, usually once, and then after that it will work rather better. When I say "old" I use the word advisedly - the reason you got 'em cheap most likely that they sat on a shelf for a while. Get yourself an MZ-R91? - there are 8 on sale on Ebay UK right now, for not much money. Weird but worked on more than one of these units. Ok, I might do, but I also have an old machine the MZR-700PC and a battery charger that I bought with the batteries so I can charge them in the car on the way to concerts. Thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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