I bought a bunch of eneloop pro, but using them in connected thermostats is always displaying “low battery” even after just fully charged. This is when I discovered that they are actually 1.2V

It really came as a surprise, is there a catch? Are they only good for low power stuff like remote controls?

Edit: it seems they do exist in lithium. Question remains why are the NiMH only 1.2v and why are they the most widespread?

  • Daemon Silverstein
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    19 hours ago

    There are battery chargers that allow charging an odd number of batteries, even single batteries. I have a charger that is powered through USB, similar to the following:

    The one I have has two power inputs: an USB-C and Micro USB, so it can be powered by any of these.