NiCley put

Impressive punnage!

i dont get it!

Hi,

I have only just tried the AA's & it seems you are right, they do seem that bit wider - I put 4 of them in a standalone night light & they are a tighter fit than other batteries I have used. Not tried the AAA's yet.

I bought 4 of these for an outside beamz led light to put my eneloop aas in but they seem to go flat very quickly compared to my £5 each uniross d's and strangely when I put the aa's in the charger one always seems to charge up very quickly which doesn't add up as they are in parallel :man:

Hi,

Here it is:

http://anrieff.net/batterytest/index_en.html#Alkaline-AA

Bazzy!

I believe someone mentioned elsewhere but just a word of warning regards sizing of the Tronic AA 2300s. Having purchased some today and checked them in various devices I found them to be snug or not fitting at all when the device has a cylindrical slot for the battery.

I therefore measured them along with other AA rechargeables I have Including 7 Day Shop and Everlast Hybrio batteries.

Whilst the OD of all other AA rechargeable batteries were circa 14.0mm to 14.2mm, the Tronic batteries were up to 14.5mm in diameter, which explains the problem.

Well, got well & truly stocked up on these today & bought the charger as well - I can confirm that these have the black top at the terminal which someone said was an indication of the good version.

Was still a bit unsure but found a comprehensive battery test online yesterday which seemed to indicate that the 2015 version of these Tronic Batteries faired very well against many of the others tested.

I'll try out one pack first to see how they fare & if I ahem have any problems then I will just return them for something else!

i have 4 or 5 different brands, tronics are definitely a bit wider, eneloop seemed to be narrow/normal
cant remember what way the others were (duracell and varta and older tronic, maybe more)
only 1 or 2 devices its made any difference though

You can buy these and use AAs in them:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121491402616?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

do these sell out quickly or should there still be some in stock?

Oh I see.. I can honestly say I have never had an issue and I have at least 20 Lidl Tronic AA and AAA batteries, maybe more...

You misunderstood - it's the diameter that's greater, not the length. They definitely get mildly stuck in lots of things.

Lidl's batteries or half a ml bigger than all other brands & can cause damage to you product , ie radio if you have to bang on a surface to remove ,its spoken of in other threads

Where can i get a charger for these??

These look identical to the ones I got last year and year before (not my picture):-.


I didn't buy many as I have plenty of Eneloop and Recyko, but the ones I got have performed well so far. Still, I guess you can't be 100% sure that the ones they sell this year will be the same, or even the same actual manufacturer.

Got mine earlier. Always found Lidl batteries to be decent quality.

The batteries are a bargain these days, Duracell real crap and Energiser lesser crap dominating the in-store scene.
Avoid at all costs, they are both crap quality compared to these LIDl ones.
And maybe stick with your slow timer, slow charging being good for the batteries.

Hi All,

I need to buy a quite a few packs (around 10) but am wondering if it worth taking a punt on these Lidl ones - sorry to be thick but if I have understood correctly, the good ones are those that say "Eco" then? Someone mentioned sometime ago that the good ones also have the word "Energy" in smaller lettering & to ensure that they are Black around the top of the terminal - is this true? If so, do these current versions comply then?

I also have a basic Uniross plug in wall charger but it takes around 10 hours to charge so was wondering if the matching £12.99 Tronic Rapid Charger is any good? Some have been quite impressed but others have stated that the batteries get very hot when charging - what to do?!

Will be using them for things like remote controls, headphones, automatic disability lights & mostly other general purpose stuff!

http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?action=showDetail&id=28427&ar=2

Thanks will be getting some as boys need it for Xbox !! ... And hide a few

Yeah, keeping receipts is a pain, which is why I now take a photo of them and then shred them. My Dropbox isfull of recipts for random electronics, but it has to date done me well

thats if you have kept the bill when you bought them. for a couple of pounds I can't be bothered. i simply won't (and don't) buy them again. obviously if it's 7dayshop it's online but then postage affects whether they are worth sending back.

my 7day shop ones didn't recharge more than 30 times. not worth buying. my lidl ones didn't last either.

I have the Tronic, Uniross 2100, Vapextech 2500, and 7dayshop 2100 LSD cells. The first three are all fatter than dry cells; only the 7dayshop ones are the same.

Yes, these are thicker,my Eneloops freely rolling when a ruler is placed on a set of both types.

Very good batteries, and yes they are the LSD Eneloop type too.

There's no more risk of it catching fire than when it was new, it used to take 24hours to charge its original 1600mah nimh batteries, so had t be left on overnight.

Nimh don't catch fire easily, and its very slow charge rate means the batteries won't even get warm while being charged.

Now I have had a non rechargeable alkaline PP3 battery blow up on me, while sitting unused in a switched off radio control, the blast broke the battery flap off sending it across the room and also damaged the circuit board...

Not too sure about the 1000 charges... My aaa are dead after about 30 charges.
They hardly hold charge and my contour charger refuses indicating faultybatteries- the energizer charger works but they last less than zinc batteries!

Do Lidl also stock a charger? I assume these would be suitable for use in a camera flash gun?

"Low self-discharge" is the same as "stay charged". It's just a different term for it. There are only two types of NiMH cell.

I have a mix of Duracel, 7Day shop good to go and Lidls Tronic ready to use, they all seem about the same in terms of power and the length of time that the charge lasts and thats with them going in either remote controls or a digital camera or torches. Obviously the Tronic ones are the cheapest with the 7 Day shop ones a bit dearer and the Duracells cost twice as much as the 7 Day shop ones and any I buy in future will not be Duracell, way to pricey.
I have never had a problem with the Lidl Tronic ready to use in terms of fit in any of my Torches etc.
Just in case anyone doesnt know, Lidl also do an ordinary rechareable battery which are NOT stay charged/ready to use type.

Damn these devilishly tricky circuitries.

Indeed it is, however I've found that good aa rear lights are hard to come by at a reasonable price nowadays, so I just accept the need to charge and carry both with me.

Are these the low self discharge ones?

​Standardising on AA is helpful. then you just need one size of battery. AAA torches often have an infernal adapter which is loathsome. also cheap 3aa torches are often driven directly, they shine brightly to start but dim quickly CA's the voltage drops. get torches with suitable circuitry that maintains the selected brightness through the life of the torch.

I got some of these lidl ready to use a couple of years ago and have soldered two of them into a remington shaver to replace the original tagged AA cells that were on their last legs. I'm told not only does the motor run faster than it ever did, even than when it was brand new, it now lasts for several weeks between charges. Only downside is the shaver takes two full days to fully recharge them.

Most nimh seem on the larger side, the only ones that fit absolutely everything are basic 1900mah eneloops or standard energizer.

It looks like Lidl have changed the packaging, let's hope they haven't changed the cells.

Those are the same style as I have but in AA form and they are good. The C's must be different

Impressive punnage!

NiCley put

These are great, and of a higher capacity than most other 'eneloop' equivalents.

I bought 6 Tronics (4000) c cells last year when they were reduced to £1.49/ pack of two but they only seem to last half as long as some uniross (2600) I have had for a couple of years. I use them in irrigation timers which are low demanding and power up 4 times a day. So on that I wouldn't recomend. I will not be buying anymore. If you do want them wait for 2 weeks and buy them when they reduce them. I would rather have decent batteries and forget about them than cheap batteries that wear down quickly. but that is just my preference. :man:

thanks for your interesting and fast response, i need to learn more about this topic, many thanks :smiley:

can anybody tell me would a cycle lamp with 3 AAA batteries at 950 mAh give more power and a longer lasting light than 1 x AA, 2300 mAh

i am no electrician but 3 times 950adds up up to 2850 however maybe other factors come into play

Good spot!
Wish I wasn't at work on Thursday morning
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