Screwfix's Today Only deal. I haven't used these so don't know how good they are but have good reviews on Amazon who are selling them at £7.27. Varta are a German manufacturer though and I know my car battery is Varta and exactly the same as Bosch.
£2.99 Lidl can be charged 1000 times and they have all sizes bought them yesterday
AA 4 pack
AAA 4 pack
C 2 pack D 2 pack
PP3 1 pack
All £2.99. And ready to use good quality batteries x
fishmaster
15 Mar 173#8
OP some people may think it obvious but you missed out a crucial word in the title of your deal which is these batteries are rechargeable.
Latest comments (74)
TedStriker72
23 Mar 17#74
Final results - 2180, 2200, 2200, 2210 mAh for the pack of four. These are damn good batteries!
TedStriker72
21 Mar 17#73
OK so some empirical evidence to cut through the BS being spouted on here.
Picked 3 packs of these up last week and tested at 250mA discharge straight from the pack down to 0.90V. All four had charge levels of around 1700mAh which is pretty much spot on for what they say about batteries that have been stored for a year. Just running a full charge/discharge cycle and will post back with results when it's done but looking good so far!
I see the offer's expired but they have only gone up to £5.09 which is still a good deal for stay charged batteries of this capacity.
As for people complaining that they are only 1.2V, do some reading. You think your 1.5V batteries still put out 1.5V under load? Ever heard of low internal resistance? Flat discharge curves etc? If you can show me a single device that uses 1.5V batteries but don't work with 1.2V I'll be surprised.
ma6jrp
17 Mar 17#72
I can only see 3.7V for that sort of price that are only useful in flashes/torches etc. To get down to 1.5V they need to extra components inside.
nougat
15 Mar 17#67
7 in stock near me. I've ordered 4 to pick up tomorrow. Will let you know tomorrow if they have any left after I have picked mine up!
nougat to nougat
16 Mar 17#71
Still stock in Worcester
Searcher2
16 Mar 17#70
I discharged and charged a set overnight and the charger indicates that they are holding 2.45-2.55 mAh each battery!! Has anyone else measured the charge?
neilcaldwell
16 Mar 17#69
No idea, but the cheap ones don't seem to last. So 8 for a £1 may not be decent Alkalines. Think I'll just stick to my Enerloops thanks. they work really well fro me in all my appliances and recharge (in an intelligent charger) lots and lots and lots of times! Maybe it's just an eco thing! Started with 'em years ago when digital cameras were all the rage and they easily out-performed Alkalines by about 1.5 X and haven't really looked back since.
Mulva42
16 Mar 17#68
did ye aye?
Steve.Mac
15 Mar 17#66
Ah unlucky, there were 4 packs in stock at 2pm today and I took 2.
lendu
15 Mar 17#65
You found him
Steve.Mac
15 Mar 17#34
Heat added, was looking to get some Amazon basics or similar but for the price of these I got 2 packs. There is still stock in Hinckley, maple drive for anyone on the lookout.
Don't forget Topcashback on top!
joncoyle87 to Steve.Mac
15 Mar 17#64
Not anymore :disappointed:
Sholan
15 Mar 17#63
I think that is down to the cold weather. Mine went flat also and it's not a Varta!
sailo
15 Mar 17#62
Since we are Varta-bashing: my Varta E44 car battery went flat last month and had to charge it overnight to start the engine.
wizk1
15 Mar 17#61
Agreed, it is more. But even if you put these NiMH cells in a remote control, practically speaking, you're still going to get around 3-4 years out of a single charge which is still pretty excellent.
It is more cost-effective to run these on higher-drain electronics though. I've got a set of Eneloops running in a motion sensing night light. I dread to think how much it would have cost to run on Alkalines :smiley:
Sholan
15 Mar 17#60
Self discharge of LSD or (Ready to use) NiMH is still around 25% a year, this is a lot more than Alkaline batteries.
wizk1
15 Mar 17#59
These batteries are the new type of NiMH known as LSD (Low Self Discharge) and don't suffer the self discharge issue you mentioned, although they will lose charge over time just as Alkaline batteries do too. This makes them suitable for both high and low drain applications.
Sholan
15 Mar 17#58
Depends on the batteries. Plus, as it has already been said rechargeables are not really ideal for doorbells.
AStonedRaichu
15 Mar 17#57
Should be a slow discharge NiMH, the kind you use in remotes, clocks etc.
Rechargeable AA batteries will discharge way too quickly for such devices.
renoman
15 Mar 17#56
OOS near me, so good find, and let us on here know how they do perform..
justanotherpunter
15 Mar 17#55
If you bought an 8 pack of Alkaline batteries for £1 how many years do you think they would last?
Anyone feel free to answer, testing simple maths here and wondering the point of these rechargeables.... :neutral_face:
lendu
15 Mar 17#11
DON'T BUY VARTA BATTERIES. Of you've bought give back. We use them at work just for a door bell and we charge them longer than we can use them. They are soo bad. We have tons of them.
Searcher2 to lendu
15 Mar 172#12
Interesting. Are they the Stay Charged type? Odd that the Amazon reviews don't match your experience
M1LFHunter to lendu
15 Mar 17#16
Are you charging them correctly? You might have NiCads. These are Ni-Mh Which, strangely, isn't in the description. Some chargers have selectors for NiCads and Ni-Mhs, or you may have some kind of drain on your doorbell, causing them to discharge.
Sighn to lendu
15 Mar 17#24
You probably have traditional NiMh batteries. They discharge quickly even when not in use. They're not supposed to be used for things like door bells, remote controls etc.
Stimpington to lendu
15 Mar 171#25
Weak anecdotal evidence vs facts.
wizk1 to lendu
15 Mar 172#27
I have stopped using rechargeable batteries altogether for my doorbell (cheap Chinese one) for a similar reason. I worked out it was because there is no cut-off circuitry in the receiver when the voltage drops below a certain level. This results in one of the cells becoming so discharged that their polarity reverses and actually damages it. NiMH batteries are not supposed to be over-discharged.
Two questions.
1 Why do you have tons of them if they are just for a Door bell.
2 Why do you have tons of them if they are so bad.
ham_fan to lendu
15 Mar 171#42
I can vouch for this feedback. I put 6 of these in my TV remote at home. It changed the channel one time, then made an audible "waa waa waaaaaaaaa" sad noise, followed by a little burp. I opened the battery compartment and they'd all shriveled up into a toxic gloop.
AStonedRaichu to lendu
15 Mar 17#47
Wrong type of battery for a door bell you wolly
Sholan to lendu
15 Mar 17#54
I use Varta batteries and they are some of the best if not the best batteries I have tried and I have tried loads including Eneloop.
I have tested the AAA (800mAh) on a discharge meter and they still give 800mAh and over even after a years use.
Rechargeable batteries are not suitable for all applications due to there self discharge. You would not use them in something like a clock or other low current item. They are more suited to torches, toys and other medium to hight current items.
dealerxxx
15 Mar 17#53
None available for 200 miles damn
M1k1e
15 Mar 17#40
This offer will only end in tears for the buyers! Because these are 1.2v batteries and normal batteries are 1.5v you will forever be charging them for a few minutes use. Most remotes and doorbells will function as they should for over a year on normal AA's. I'll bet the rechargeable batteries are in the bin by then. As for putting them in kids toys? Fine if you can put up with them calling you to recharge them umpteen times a day.
neilcaldwell to M1k1e
15 Mar 17#43
My Freidland doorbell has been running on LSD precharged rechargeables. I get about 8 months out of the 3 AA batteries. To be honest I usually recharge at 6 months though as it's half way through the year and I don't want them to run out. Had it about 3 years so 6 x charges so far I reckon. To be honest I've had to change the Lithium button cell in the doorbell push also. Not everyone knows how good Enerloop type rechargeable batteries are, but once you have tried them you may never touch a Duracell type Alkaline battery ever again.
Harryisme to M1k1e
15 Mar 17#44
Hate to break it to you, but most if not all rechargeable batteries are rated for 1.2v, even the highly respected eneloop batteries.For most situations 1.2v is more than enough, even regular batteries will struggle to provide 1.5v after being drained a bit.
wizk1 to M1k1e
15 Mar 17#52
Another post containing absolute twaddle. Voltage does not mean capacity. The capacity is measured in mAh which the OP has graciously included in the item description (2100).
jackie_chan
15 Mar 17#51
Not available for delivery. So we need to drive couple of miles and waster an hour to save £2.
surnjit
15 Mar 174#10
£2.99 Lidl can be charged 1000 times and they have all sizes bought them yesterday
AA 4 pack
AAA 4 pack
C 2 pack D 2 pack
PP3 1 pack
All £2.99. And ready to use good quality batteries x
nanuek to surnjit
15 Mar 171#22
I like the Lidl ones but they are significantly larger than the disposable equivalents. There are a few devices that won't take the Lidl batteries and so I have a handful of Eneloops as well.
djh1975 to surnjit
15 Mar 17#50
I bought 7 packs from Lidl yesterday, can't go wrong at £2.99 each.
Faba1993
15 Mar 17#49
well, my experience is mixed for them. some are just fine and others are bad. or just bad luck.
anyway, great deal op :smiley:
M1k1e
15 Mar 17#48
So when you're stoned, do they look bigger or smaller than an AA battery? Mine say AA on them.
Been using them for over 4 years and no issue so far with quality.
M1k1e
15 Mar 17#39
1.6v 2500mah rechargeable £15.99 for 8 on Ebay.
Stud
15 Mar 17#38
Voted hot - came here to post myself after bagging the last 2 in Exeter, as I need more of these.
nanuek
15 Mar 171#37
Well no; anecdotal data vs a larger amount of anecdotal data.
knowitall5
15 Mar 17#35
is this a joke? the price is expensive. buy lithium -usb rechargeable instead
ma6jrp to knowitall5
15 Mar 17#36
Li-ion AA's (1.5v) are pretty new and about £20 for 4.
matedodgy
15 Mar 179#7
Luke, Iam your varta..
yok0ross to matedodgy
15 Mar 171#33
No, I am your varta
morrig
15 Mar 17#31
There's 3 packs available in Huyton,Liverpool.
lendu
15 Mar 172#30
yeah orite chill out mate, its not the end of the world, iv had bad experience with them so I thought id share it. I still think they crap, and I only ever use Duracell anyway. when I say at m=y work place its not me that buys them its just what we have here that's being used. I think they crap, is that ok for to me think? please?
CrazyBob
15 Mar 17#28
Ordered, thanks OP
marshalex
15 Mar 17#26
OOS near me, dammit I need some new ones after 2 of my energiser ones have died a death
999pez
15 Mar 17#23
OOS in all the stores near Portsmouth.
onkoke
15 Mar 17#21
just picked up a pack. thanks op
neilcaldwell
15 Mar 17#20
Lendu, Your comment do not buy Varta. These are the ready to use or LSD (Low self discharge) type. So there are Varta batteries and there are Varta batteries. I bet you have normal rechargeable could even be as bad as NiCd ones. Also probably charging them on a dumb simple timed charger maybe. That could explain the poor results you are having.
AMJ
15 Mar 17#19
Excellent - ordered 2 packs at this price today - will pick up next time I'm passing ScrewFix as they hold them for 3 weeks.
timb999
15 Mar 17#18
Thanks, ordered.
lendu
15 Mar 17#17
It's there chargers supplied by them. I think you might be right after reading all this. Must be the doorbell. But it's like a standard rubbish doorbell wireless one. If they work for you then it's cheap.
dotnetter
15 Mar 171#15
local store has 3 in stock....go to payment - only 1 available....right, hands up, who was it! :smiley:
shakerstevens
15 Mar 17#14
Hot ! I've just reserved. Can anybody recommend a good USB battery charger for these AA batteries? I prefer USB rather than a plug in the wall type. thanks
fishmaster
15 Mar 173#8
OP some people may think it obvious but you missed out a crucial word in the title of your deal which is these batteries are rechargeable.
Searcher2 to fishmaster
15 Mar 17#13
Thanks. Looks like someone has kindly added it to the title.
RGB
15 Mar 17#9
Thanks OP! Batteries sorted now lets find the charger
djames108
15 Mar 171#6
excellent Price, normally go for the lidl ones when there out.
cuzzy
15 Mar 17#5
Ordered a couple of packs, thanks Searcher2.
zermattbusby
15 Mar 17#4
Cheers 3 packs ordered
Maevoric
15 Mar 17#3
thanks op have some heat
Adiebear
15 Mar 17#2
Nice find, voted hot. Ordered last 3 packs from Portsmouth branch,
donslibi
15 Mar 17#1
Ordered some, thanks. Will see how they compare to Eneloops. 2 year guarantee is a plus.
![Fresh Breakfast Meat Box (Using code) @ Campbells Meat [Haggis / Lorne Sausage / Bacon / Black Pudding & More]](/images/topics/208684_1.jpg)
![[Xbox One] Q. u. b. e: Director's Cut on Deals with Gold](/images/topics/208716_1.jpg)
Opening post
Amazon reviews :
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Varta-Rechargeable-Batteries-2100mAh-Ni-MH-x/dp/B000EGWOCM
Top comments
AA 4 pack
AAA 4 pack
C 2 pack D 2 pack
PP3 1 pack
All £2.99. And ready to use good quality batteries x
Latest comments (74)
Picked 3 packs of these up last week and tested at 250mA discharge straight from the pack down to 0.90V. All four had charge levels of around 1700mAh which is pretty much spot on for what they say about batteries that have been stored for a year. Just running a full charge/discharge cycle and will post back with results when it's done but looking good so far!
I see the offer's expired but they have only gone up to £5.09 which is still a good deal for stay charged batteries of this capacity.
As for people complaining that they are only 1.2V, do some reading. You think your 1.5V batteries still put out 1.5V under load? Ever heard of low internal resistance? Flat discharge curves etc? If you can show me a single device that uses 1.5V batteries but don't work with 1.2V I'll be surprised.
Don't forget Topcashback on top!
It is more cost-effective to run these on higher-drain electronics though. I've got a set of Eneloops running in a motion sensing night light. I dread to think how much it would have cost to run on Alkalines :smiley:
Rechargeable AA batteries will discharge way too quickly for such devices.
Anyone feel free to answer, testing simple maths here and wondering the point of these rechargeables.... :neutral_face:
I advise you invest in a decent charger that properly manages the charging cycle of batteries such as:
https://www.7dayshop.com/products/7dayshop-aa-aaa-intelligent-nimh-professional-ds-sc1000-fast-battery-charger-multi-mode-lcd-display-ds-127
Great minds think alike!
1 Why do you have tons of them if they are just for a Door bell.
2 Why do you have tons of them if they are so bad.
I have tested the AAA (800mAh) on a discharge meter and they still give 800mAh and over even after a years use.
Rechargeable batteries are not suitable for all applications due to there self discharge. You would not use them in something like a clock or other low current item. They are more suited to torches, toys and other medium to hight current items.
AA 4 pack
AAA 4 pack
C 2 pack D 2 pack
PP3 1 pack
All £2.99. And ready to use good quality batteries x
anyway, great deal op :smiley:
http://www.vapextech.co.uk/batteries/standard-rechargables/4-x-aa-2500mah-low-self-discharge-rechargeable-batteries/
+ they are low self discharge.
Been using them for over 4 years and no issue so far with quality.