should just go for rechargables and save your money
Searcher2 to prynolfc
23 May 17#5
Put rechargeables in school clocks and get them stolen? No thanks.
polarbaba to prynolfc
23 May 17#8
I have recharchables and use them where appropriate. for low discharge stuff the the internal self discharge of the batteries means it shows low battery very quick especially when it's 1.2v Vs 1.5v. some of my stuff shuts down due to perceived low battery. so I use a combination of alkaline and recharchables.
eslick to prynolfc
23 May 17#16
Always get one saying that reality is that you they are not always suitable
Muig1972 to prynolfc
23 May 17#22
I have loads of rechargeable batteries, but I keep coming back to alkalines for certain things as rechargeables just don't have the same oomph: they're only delivering about 1.2V as opposed to the 1.5V of alkalines.
e.g. I use alkalines in my wireless weather station, as rechargeables hardly last any time at all.
check_your_bank
23 May 171#6
still more than the Kodak extra life from poundland £1 for six, which are highly recommended / rated.
Robert_Mugabe
23 May 17#7
Battery Cell Cost @ Pack From mAh mWh
Kodak Xtralife Ak £0.17 6 Poundland 2107 2454
Ikea Alkalisk4 Ak £0.19 10 Ikea 2270 2647
polarbaba
23 May 17#9
whenever i used IKEA AA batteries they were not as good and some were simply faulty. I decided not to buy them again despite the great price and i have one nearby. I tried on 3 different occasions, maybe I got unlucky, however I haven't had any such issues with other brands.
polarbaba
23 May 17#10
are the pound land Kodak alkalines OK?
Rich_T to polarbaba
23 May 17#12
I get these also, plus the Sony ones. They always do the job for me.
kids nicking rechargeable batteries, what a time to be alive
samcatch
23 May 17#17
Hot glue them in place. Wont get stolen then....
haritori
23 May 17#18
Wilkos 99p for 8 AA Alkaline thats £4.95 for 40... that goes for AAA too.
edit: seems they recently increased the price of the batteries to
£1.40 a pack, so that means its still £7 for 40.
haritori
23 May 17#19
then how the hell does he remove them to charge lol :smile:
martinwjordan
23 May 17#20
they're pretty decent - got them about the house and cant complain
originalusername
23 May 17#21
Can't work out if being ironic
pibpob
23 May 17#23
Congratulations - you show that it's the exception that proves the rule.
(The point is that yes, there are a few applications where it is better to use disposables, but the vast majority of them are bought by people without the imagination to use rechargeables, generating large amounts of waste and hitting them in the pocket into the bargain.)
fubar888
23 May 17#24
I use rechargeables where possible but there are quite a few instances where the 1.2v rather than 1.5v causes issues. Our ear thermometer eats batteries but irritatingly won't run on rechargeables...bluddy nuisance!
pibpob
23 May 17#25
Yes - there's no excuse for such poor design, especially when you consider that 1.5V for disposables is far less stable than 1.2V for rechargeables. A few things genuinely won't work with them, a few refuse to work because they think the voltage is too low, many will work but display annoying battery warnings, and some will work just fine. It is irritating that manufacturers still unnecessarily warn people off using rechargeables, but then a lot of consumers aren't capable of working out the difference between pre-charged and traditional types, which makes a lot of difference for things with low power drain.
polarbaba
23 May 17#26
in my case some of my devices show low battery on a charged rechargeable battery and shut down not that long into its stable 1.2v phase
troublesome1
24 May 17#27
Does anyone know whether rechargeable AAAs would be suitable for room thermostats? I have 1.5v alkalines in at the moment, in a new-build property, which have lasted nearly 3 years but are flashing as low charge, so I need to decide on a suitable replacement. Thanks.
pibpob to troublesome1
24 May 17#28
I would hope the low self-discharge (sometimes called pre-charged) types would be fine, but this is one application where it is still sensible to use disposables, as they last so long. Unless the instructions say you can use rechargeables (unlikely), it would be impossible to confirm without trying them.
troublesome1
24 May 17#29
The instructions don't seem to specify. I'm inclined to agree with you, however. I think I'll just use Kodak Xtralife AAAs, which at 6 for £1 will be an inexpensive mistake if they turn out to be rubbish.
NotTayyeb
24 May 17#30
Kodak xtralife batteries are actually insanely good for the price
alkalines!,remember low discharge are low and not no-discharge. your actual use is so minimal that the self discharge would be greater than your use.
go lithium-alkaline replacements if you want to change them even less! (but way more expensive )
pibpob
24 May 17#32
Agreed - but in addition to the self-discharge, there would be minimal saving both financially and in waste, because they would be replacing so few disposables.
Opening post
Hope somebody could save some penny on AA batteries.
But no idea about the quality.
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anyone know a. good deal for high quality AAA batteries as well please?
Battery alkaline
ALKALISK £1.95/10 pack
BT0561807
Uniross AAA x96 for £9.99 delivered at eBay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/96-x-AAA-R3-UNIROSS-ULTRA-HIGH-POWER-ALKALINE-BATTERIES-/391659064681?hash=item5b30b30d69
e.g. I use alkalines in my wireless weather station, as rechargeables hardly last any time at all.
Kodak Xtralife Ak £0.17 6 Poundland 2107 2454
Ikea Alkalisk4 Ak £0.19 10 Ikea 2270 2647
http://www.batteryshowdown.com/
edit: seems they recently increased the price of the batteries to
£1.40 a pack, so that means its still £7 for 40.
(The point is that yes, there are a few applications where it is better to use disposables, but the vast majority of them are bought by people without the imagination to use rechargeables, generating large amounts of waste and hitting them in the pocket into the bargain.)
http://www.batteryshowdown.com/results-hi.html
go lithium-alkaline replacements if you want to change them even less! (but way more expensive )