Very interesting. I just tried them in a little AM/FM radio. The Hixons worked on FM but not AM. Everything worked with alkaline. These batteries are not the answer for everything. I use two in the tv remote and my best use case is a single battery in a hair trimmer.
@@mytube30005 My electric locks use a 9 volt battery. The tricky thing with the Hixon 1.5 volt AA batteries is that when they die they just die, no last words. I would not use them in anything like a door lock unless there were at least four batteries. Then when one of the four crosses the voltage threshold, the group voltage will drop to 1.12 and you will get a low voltage warning.
I think those are a different type than the Hixon. We have a bunch of solar powered little lights on the deck, they are made to charge and discharge (fully) every day. One of our deck lights is dead and I should look into that. The Hixon is charged in a special charger and then it could happily wait in a flashlight for a year and be ready for use.
Transformers don't work on DC, only AC. Probably a Zener diode for control. Maybe one or several foward biased diodes to drop the DC voltage by about 0.7 volts per diode, to get down to 1.5 volts. Appreciate the video, though.
Apparently there is a dedicated Integrated Circuit for 3.7-volt lithium-ion batteries to deliver 1.5 volts. Okay, now I understand the extra cost (and presumably fire prevention).
I Just found out, these Batteries DON'T CHARGE in e.g. a Game Controller or a normal Charger. It ONLY charges in a Hixon Charger, so if you find them usefull, order it With the Hixon Charger.
ALWAYS USE THE CHARGER THEY COME WITH. Some lithium batteries have the charging circuit inside the batteries (typically, but not always, the ones with the USB port on the individual batteries). Some lithium batteries use a circuit inside the charger, but not all batteries like the same charge pattern, so not all chargers cycle the same way. It is so inconsistent, and the products are so new, that I wouldn't even trust the same brand multiple years apart to be compatible with each other. If you buy a charger, buy all the batteries at once at the same time for it. And in 5-7 years or 1500 charge cycles (whichever comes first), replace all of them with a whole new set of batteries and charger. It isn't like NiMH where you can safely mix and match batteries and chargers without issue.
@@CaedenV it is inconsistent. I wanted lithium batteries because they work so well in my Dewalt batteries but I was thinking those batteries didn't run with individual circuit boards and setup in series.
I just walked over and looked at the two batteries in my Hixon charger. One green light above each battery and one small green light for the charger. They are all charged and waiting to be used.
It is not the middle but UA-cam has cut off the last few seconds. I do not know why, I think I have to remember to leave a little bit of time at the end since this has happened before. Thanks for being interested.
I have not had any overheating. They stay at full voltage longer than other batteries, but they shut off when they can not output full voltage. I have read some other reviewers who say the batteries ability to store energy declines after some number of cycles (30?) but I think that would be an OK use experience.
@@gregpalmer9949 That makes sense. Just like with laptops where the epic 20 hour battery life can quickly dip to 15 hours in the first year, you would not expect it to decline another 5 hours in the 2nd year. Lithium batteries always seem to take a capacity hit in the beginning, and then a much slower hit once they have been used a while. As for overheating... it depends on how many amps you are pulling from them! Ive seen some crazy tests with lithium batteries pulling 3A+ from a set of 4, and they can absolutely get hot pushing that much power! Trying to imagine pulling that kind of power from Alkaline or NiMH AA batteries... it may damage lithium batteries, but at least they can do it!
@@denniscarey8426 It might be the LED in the flashlight, rather than the batteries getting hot. The brighter the LED/s, the hotter they get basically. The aluminium body on those torches doubles as a heatsink.
@@denniscarey8426 I've found that the torches that are designed to take 1 or more 18650 lithium cells are good; so that the battery doesn't need its own buck converter & charger inside of it. Torches that take a USB input to charge the 18650 inside are handy.
Either the step-down or protection circuit blocks AM/SW reception. Radios that run on 18650 batteries don't have this problem. I'm not sure why.
Very interesting. I just tried them in a little AM/FM radio. The Hixons worked on FM but not AM. Everything worked with alkaline. These batteries are not the answer for everything. I use two in the tv remote and my best use case is a single battery in a hair trimmer.
Do they work for smart door locks? Will they last longer than Duracell AA batteries?
@@mytube30005 My electric locks use a 9 volt battery. The tricky thing with the Hixon 1.5 volt AA batteries is that when they die they just die, no last words. I would not use them in anything like a door lock unless there were at least four batteries. Then when one of the four crosses the voltage threshold, the group voltage will drop to 1.12 and you will get a low voltage warning.
Great video, thank you !
@@MauVoch thanks for commenting, so far they have been pretty good, especially if you want high voltage or nothing.
Where are they made?
@@davidpalmer3383 Thanks for watching. Made in China
Great video Greg. Super helpful🎉👏🏽
What AA rechargeable battery will hold it's charge the longest while in use with a solar outdoor rechargeable lamp that takes a single battery?
I think those are a different type than the Hixon. We have a bunch of solar powered little lights on the deck, they are made to charge and discharge (fully) every day. One of our deck lights is dead and I should look into that. The Hixon is charged in a special charger and then it could happily wait in a flashlight for a year and be ready for use.
low capacity eneloops, like the green ones. They are designed for many cycles and harsher conditions.
Transformers don't work on DC, only AC. Probably a Zener diode for control. Maybe one or several foward biased diodes to drop the DC voltage by about 0.7 volts per diode, to get down to 1.5 volts. Appreciate the video, though.
Apparently there is a dedicated Integrated Circuit for 3.7-volt lithium-ion batteries to deliver 1.5 volts. Okay, now I understand the extra cost (and presumably fire prevention).
I Just found out, these Batteries DON'T CHARGE in e.g. a Game Controller or a normal Charger. It ONLY charges in a Hixon Charger, so if you find them usefull, order it With the Hixon Charger.
Hi Mr Palmer
Can I charge these batteries in other chargers?
Or are they recharged only with the brand charger?
Hixon says to only use their chargers and I am inclined to believe them.
This is 1.5v Li-ion, not 1.2V NiMH. If you have a compatible 1.5V Li-ion charger, it should work fine.
@@cotandiet6096 Hixon makes the Pallus Lithium batteries as well and they won't work right in my Xtar VC8 charger.
ALWAYS USE THE CHARGER THEY COME WITH. Some lithium batteries have the charging circuit inside the batteries (typically, but not always, the ones with the USB port on the individual batteries). Some lithium batteries use a circuit inside the charger, but not all batteries like the same charge pattern, so not all chargers cycle the same way. It is so inconsistent, and the products are so new, that I wouldn't even trust the same brand multiple years apart to be compatible with each other. If you buy a charger, buy all the batteries at once at the same time for it. And in 5-7 years or 1500 charge cycles (whichever comes first), replace all of them with a whole new set of batteries and charger.
It isn't like NiMH where you can safely mix and match batteries and chargers without issue.
@@CaedenV it is inconsistent. I wanted lithium batteries because they work so well in my Dewalt batteries but I was thinking those batteries didn't run with individual circuit boards and setup in series.
My hixon just green light and red its normal?
I just walked over and looked at the two batteries in my Hixon charger. One green light above each battery and one small green light for the charger. They are all charged and waiting to be used.
@@gregpalmer9949 thx but But it turns out that I do not use lithium batteries
Why does the video end in the middle?
It is not the middle but UA-cam has cut off the last few seconds. I do not know why, I think I have to remember to leave a little bit of time at the end since this has happened before. Thanks for being interested.
Batteries ran out.
I have Lito Kala lii 600 charger and It not good working with those batteries, so need to buy batteries with Hixon charger
I have only used the Hixon battery with the Hixon charger. They are still working well together. Hixon says you have to use the Hixon charger.
yo uso un cargador genérico, sin marca, para 8 baterías simultáneas y funciona a la perfección con las Hixon AAA y AA.
Do they overheat and do they last very long?
I have not had any overheating. They stay at full voltage longer than other batteries, but they shut off when they can not output full voltage. I have read some other reviewers who say the batteries ability to store energy declines after some number of cycles (30?) but I think that would be an OK use experience.
@@gregpalmer9949 That makes sense. Just like with laptops where the epic 20 hour battery life can quickly dip to 15 hours in the first year, you would not expect it to decline another 5 hours in the 2nd year. Lithium batteries always seem to take a capacity hit in the beginning, and then a much slower hit once they have been used a while.
As for overheating... it depends on how many amps you are pulling from them! Ive seen some crazy tests with lithium batteries pulling 3A+ from a set of 4, and they can absolutely get hot pushing that much power! Trying to imagine pulling that kind of power from Alkaline or NiMH AA batteries... it may damage lithium batteries, but at least they can do it!
@@denniscarey8426 It might be the LED in the flashlight, rather than the batteries getting hot. The brighter the LED/s, the hotter they get basically. The aluminium body on those torches doubles as a heatsink.
@@denniscarey8426 That's a bummer.
@@denniscarey8426 I've found that the torches that are designed to take 1 or more 18650 lithium cells are good; so that the battery doesn't need its own buck converter & charger inside of it. Torches that take a USB input to charge the 18650 inside are handy.