ALDI are selling 30 AA or AAA batteries for only $4.99. Seems like a pretty good deal!
AAA or AA Super Heavy Duty Batteries - Aldi - $4.99 / 0.17c Per Battery
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I've heard eneloops are good
Pity you never see them on OzB…
Actually waiting for a eneloop + charger deal from DSE.
Any alternative suggestions to get set up with rechargables? Happy to get from elsewhere (like fasttech).
Rechargeable batteries != super heavy duty != rechargeable != Eneloop.
These ALDI batteries will work great in clocks or remote controls, or some small toys. Super Heavy Duty batteries often last many years in a remote control or clock. But a rechargeable battery used in the same clock or remote will be flat from self-discharge every few weeks, maybe a month or two if you're lucky, so you'll rarely have a working device.
@jva - do you also post messages for deals about beef saying 'For our environment, we better use vegan food instead nowaways'?
That's gold … i mean green
disagree about rechargeable being flat in a clock in a week - IF you use LSD (low self discharge) ones like Eneloops
I'll disagree with your disagreement…Eneloops are useless in my clocks, alkaline are best IME, but even zinc-carbon are better than rechargeables for clocks!
These are pretty rubbish batteries from my experience. I bought some for my shaver and I'd only get 2 or 3 shaves out of them!
We've used these and they were ok, must be luck of the draw…
Can't be as bad as the 'Utilitech' batteries from Masters. Bought a 100 pack of AA & AAA batteries in those and every single one tests either flat, or so close as to make no difference.@munted - The batteries are probably fine, but your shaver needs Alkaline batteries to work. These ALDI batteries probably work well in small toys with incandescent globes, clocks, and remote controls, which is what they were designed for. They won't power things with motors or things with LEDs.
Yes because being a heavy duty zinc carbon battery they're not designed for high power drain devices such as your shaver. Get an alkaline battery or even better a lithium battery.
These batteries featured in the topic are only good for toys, remote controls and other very low power drain devices. Any thing with an electric motor you can beat these batteries would be flat after one use even if the device starts up at all.
Be aware, these are not NOT alkaline batteries - therefore they won't power many things these days. They're good for small toys, clocks, that's about it. They won't even work well for high-power LED torches. Most things with motors won't work well with them, as the voltage drops too fast to be of any use. I cringe when I see how many people throw away perfectly good kids' toys because they think they are broken, only to find that they were using super-heavy-duty batteries which are simply too weak to power the toy. My digital camera which can use AA batteries turns on once with super-heavy-duty batteries but then dies before the lens is completely extended, so these batteries are worthless for it.
For the people above who always say 'only use rechargeables' - almost NOTHING in my house that uses batteries works with rechargeable batteries. Rechargeable batteries, including Eneloops, output 1.2 volts, not 1.5. A 1.5 volt battery in reality outputs more than 1.6 volts when brand new (Duracells often output nearly 1.7 volts), and when they drop below 1.4 volts are considered flat. Rechargeable batteries output 1.2 volts, which is not enough to power many gadgets. I have many LED torches and sensor-lights, NONE of which work at 1.2 volts. An LED needs more then 1.3 volts to even power up, let alone shine brightly, so 1.2 simply won't work, ever, in any universe. Some torches and devices have step-up converters that work with very low power batteries, but the devices are more expensive, and this is OzBargain, not OzExpensiveStuff.
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=eneloop+voltage&ie=utf-8&…
You'll find that a good new NiMH battery do output the correct 1.5v and even slightly more. 1.2v is the bare minimum it will outut after it's been used after many many recharge cycles. But a brand new rechargeable battery will output the 1.5v. That's why the batteries have 1.2v marked on them because it's the bare minimum spec it will contain at around the end of its life cycle.
"You'll find that" - I have a bench full of multimeters and test eqipment here, and have found otherwise. They may output 1.5v with no load, but as soon as a load is applied, the voltage drops below 1.5v.
I have many LED torches and sensor-lights, NONE of which work at 1.2 volts.
I also have many LED torches, ALL the ones that take AA work on rechargeables.
@effgee - I probably should have specified single-cell LED torches. A single cell torch won't work at 1.2 volts unless it has a step-up converter, as an LED needs more than 1.2v to work. I also have sensor-lights in different rooms using three or four batteries each, but unfortunately they do not work with rechargeable batteries despite me trying a number of different brands. Other models may work well though, depending on the design.
This Danish guy is absolutely mental about his batteries, his website has all sorts of stuff:
http://www.lygte-info.dk/info/indexBatteriesAndChargers%20UK…His AA and AAA tests are here:
http://lygte-info.dk/review/batteries2012/CommonAAcomparator…Well worth a read :)
"and when they drop below 1.4 volts are considered flat"
Sorry but that statement just is not correct.
Sorry but that statement just is not correct.
Why are you sorry?
Considering alkaline batteries that have dropped below 1.4 volts won't power my digital camera, or my sensor lights, or my high-power torch at full brightness, they aren't any use for their purpose. Maybe they're useful for something, but I don't use them.
Be aware, voltage under load is different to multimeter measured voltage. Different applications require different types of batteries, some low current some high.
Well I said it like that so as not to seem rude when directly contradicting you, but you are quite wrong about this.
Generally a AA 1.5v primary is considered depleted at ~0.9v. Not an absolute rule, but a general one. The fact that they wont power on your personal digital camera or sensor lights at that level, well that's possible, I have seen cameras like that, but 1.4v is an awfully high empty threshold. It is more a reflection on the poor design of those devices, assuming you are measuring correctly and your multimeter is correctly calibrated.
Here are some discharge tests to illustrate the point: http://www.powerstream.com/AA-tests.htm
NB Chart 3: AA discharged at 500mA
See the graph show broad usabilty then fall away rapidly at ~0.9v? See how the drop from new to 1.4v is barely 10% of the battery's usable lifespan under reasonable load?
1.4v is not even vaguely empty for a carbon/zinc or alkaline AA battery.
Probably about the right price since they're not alkaline batteries. They're the real old tech zinc carbon batteries. Don't expect to get much power out of these and for gawd sake don't use them in high drain device.
overall you get better value buying alkaline batteries, cost maybe 30% more but way more life and applications.
Selling crap like this really undermines Aldi's 'green' cred they try to build in other ways (i.e. by banning artificial colours & flavours)
For our environment, we better use rechargeable batteries instead nowadays.