Low Self discharge cells like Max E Batteries are usually stored on the shelf or maybe in a drawer for more than 12 months and still have 85% of their total power. While this is a big advantage over standard rechargeables, you may still find a few "house-keeping" details to make sure you're obtaining maximum power and life from them.

Rechargeable batteries need to be used, again and again. They're very much like a race horse - born to run. Although they have the ability to relax in the stall and eat hay, they much rather be running. The same holds true of all rechargeable batteries. With Max E Batteries, we recommend you pull them out from the stable every 6 months and charge them This keeps the chemistry active and definitely will help to increase the entire lifespan of these batteries.
In case you have already converted your household over to rechargeable batteries, do not forget that you want to get the maximum amount of recycles from your batteries. This will provides you with the most value for your money.  Max E Batteries are the highest-quality, highest capacity rechargeable batteries on the market today and will yield the greatest recycles - up to 1000 - when properly maintained. If you make an attempt to switch to rechargeables and use an inferior brand - you'll greatly diminish your savings and turn out disappointed.

Now - as to the charger. The battery charger is more like the exotic sports car you could have inside the garage. You realize it runs great, however for optimum care and safety, you merely take it out on special occasions.  Let's face the facts, the greater miles you apply to that car, the less vaue there exists.

Approaching your household battery charger ought to be looked at the same way. The greater you utilize a battery charger, the more the heat build-up in the circuitry. Heat is the enemy of all electronics. Now, here's the trade-off. With standard rechargeables you simply must use a charger in trickle charge mode. This really is acceptable in case you have certain applications that will need frequent use. We come across this with a lot of in our Pro-Audio clients who make use of wireless mics and need maximum capacity all of the time. The charger stays on continuously. This accumulation of heat even just in stand-by,  will increase your power bill a little bit.
For pretty much all families, though, utilizing a ZeroWatt charger is recommended for maximum charger life - and energy savings. What makes this charger so great is that you simply will no longer have got to remember to "take the batteries off 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 supply is big. I keep forgetting to unplug the coffee machine - at least I don't have to worry about the batteries and battery charger.