This is just a head’s up but apparently, this Kestrel AB now supports NiMH batteries. I had always thought that the Kestrel only supports either regular alkaline or Lithium batteries, with the latter being the only good choice as the alkaline can leak and damage the unit.
Recently I started using rechargeable NiMH batteries and tested them in my AB. When I first put them in, the unit was configured for Lithium and the unit not surprising says that my “lithium” was only at around 80 odd%. I used it as such and it worked just fine. Later, I went back to configure the unit and was surprised that the unit had 3 choices for batteries, one of which was NiMH…
For those of you who are like me who like to play and practice with your Kestrel but got tired of paying for the more expensive lithium ones, this is a great second option as the NiMH are rechargeable…
Recently I started using rechargeable NiMH batteries and tested them in my AB. When I first put them in, the unit was configured for Lithium and the unit not surprising says that my “lithium” was only at around 80 odd%. I used it as such and it worked just fine. Later, I went back to configure the unit and was surprised that the unit had 3 choices for batteries, one of which was NiMH…
For those of you who are like me who like to play and practice with your Kestrel but got tired of paying for the more expensive lithium ones, this is a great second option as the NiMH are rechargeable…
