RockinRob Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 The only info I could find on this was a thread from way back in 2010. That is lightyears in some areas of the technology industry. I am curious if anyone has had luck using rechargeable batteries with an ANR headset? If so what brand? I have the PFX, I think it's a great headset performance wise, but I am disgruntled with how quickly it churns through batteries. It has added a decent cost to my work expenses when flying large survey contracts. Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avbug Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 I don't use rechargables with headsets, but you could try them. Battery life isn't an issue with the bose. You might want to try a different headset. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pokey Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 I don't use rechargables with headsets, but you could try them. i guess that all but answers that ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azhigher Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 I think you might save some money going with rechargeables but it does send up a red flag that you're so concerned with the cost of batteries. Amazon sells 100 AA's for $20, grab 2 of those and they should last you 1000 hours in the PFX. (They say 4 AA's will last 20 hours) Is $40 a year too much to spend on batteries in your situation? Just seems like you're splitting hairs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wally Posted March 11, 2017 Report Share Posted March 11, 2017 Use rechargeable in all my flashlights. Fresh set in the charger or in my flight bag all the time. Read the specs of the device carefully, some rechargeable throw a lot more current and generate a lot of heat in doing so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-aron Posted March 12, 2017 Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 I used rechargeable energizer batteries in my Lightspeed Zulu 2s and I am pretty sure all the instructors used some sort of rechargeable batteries too. I had 2 in my headset, and then typically another 2 in my headset bag and 4 non rechargeable in the bag too. I tried to change the batteries once a week and I think I only ran into an issue twice and found out the hard way that ANR without batteries sucks... I never noticed any difference when using rechargeable batteries. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockinRob Posted March 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2017 Azhigher, Thanks for the tip on the cheap amazon batteries. Hadn't thought of that for some reason. Was paying much more for copper tops previously. Ordered a bunch. Thanks again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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