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Duracell Coppertop AAA Battery 20-Pack $9.80
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2 x 20-Pack Duracell Coppertop AA Battery/ 20 Pack AAA Battery $9.80 + Delivery ($0 with OnePass-Free to Join & Trial) @ Catch
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For the uninitiated, what makes Eneloop supreme?
Eneloops are not only rechargeable (at least 500 cycles), they have a low static discharge rate (still at 70% after 10 years) so they are ideal for more applications. You can’t toop the Eneloop.
@AlienC: Member since 2011. One would think you'd know how to search for deals on ozbargain. That's plain lazy.
@ShouldIBuyIt: It is ok. My scenario is unique.
I know you can't cover every test case.
Don't worry I will find it myself somehow when I have some time and spare memory.
Thanks for your help! sorry for any inconvenience caused!
Don't worry you are good man I will just do it myself.
Have a good rest of your sunday.
Eneloop rechargeables don’t leak like Duracell batteries
Build your own galvanic cell for cheaper
disposable batteries are bad for the environment
It really works out cheaper to buy rechargeable a after a handful of charges so the cost argument doesn’t justify the waste
How can you downvote this lmao what is up with ozb
You can now take household batteries to your local store to get recycled. Aldi has been doing it for a while but now there is a national scheme. https://www.abc.net.au/news/programs/the-business/2022-02-15…
Great deal!
That’s cheap, but I have a drawer full of eneloops that I’m not sure what to use for.
Currency when Fiat and Crypto Collapses.
How are these compared to the Bunning's Varta German batteries?
https://www.bunnings.com.au/varta-aa-alkaline-batteries-30-p…I like Varta. I did a capacity test between Varta AAA and Energizer Max AAA and the Varta had more capacity. I haven't tested Duracell because I don't buy them anymore because of their propensity to leak much more than any other brand that I've used.
Agree - I have a keyboard that I really liked with corroded contacts and other remotes damaged by Duracells.
I bought a lot of them at one stage but don't use them anymore.This. The only major brand alkaline batteries I have ever had leak. NiMH do not leak in my experience
Do these still leak?
I wouldn't chance it but I think all alkaline cells will leak given enough time, but from my experience Duracell are maybe the worst.
People should probably have stopped buying disposable batteries by now.
Especially if you're on OzBargain
Yes, but some devices need 1.5v or they won't work.
Rechargable 1.5 Lithium batteries will probably fit the bill. Unlike NiMh with a "slump" of around 1.2V, the Lithium Rechargable cells will maintain 1.5V till their internal lithium cell is nearly dead.
OK, but most do work with Eneloops. I haven't bought alkaline ever, that's 60 years. Much easier having a bunch of rechargeable available anytime. And they last about 30 years ago you can do the maths.
Depends on what you use them for. If you, for example, use them in a TV remote and they last a couple of years rechargable ones make no sense. Including the environment perspective.
Rechargable ones make sense in high turn over high drain applications where you replace batteries every week or two, or even more often. For those applications, as a rule, you would use 18650 elements or similar and not AA.
Duraleak
Beat me to it.
Yes like other commenters here I ain't touching Duraleaks AA/AAAs ever again. I've had far more instances of these leaking than other brands like Energizer and Varta.
Duracell are rubbish. They leak even if not used and well before expiry.
I've heard some really bad things about Duracell too. I've gone through many packs of Varta over the years and can assure you, if they're going to be in the device for more than 3 years, they will certainly leak too. Had countless experiences of Varta's leaking/corroding with 5 or so years remaining to expiry. I've recently switched to Chevron alkalines which one can get for Varta like prices from the supermarkets if you buy the really big packs. Very early days but so far so good.
There are some applications that just don't suit NiMH or Alkaline. An example being old school TV remotes that don't have bluetooth, voice, haptics or any of the other newer stuff. All alkalines will eventually leak. If you're putting it in a lower drain device that will last over 5 years, super heavy duty is better for these. I've never witnessed a NiMH leaking, just completely failed. I had a home theatre remote with super heavy duty batteries that have 1.45V after 12 years that were still mint condition. No Alkaline from any brand on the planet would last that long, they just aren't meant to be that stable for that long.
I assume these are Gray imports like the reject shop ones, not sure what they would be good for with limit battery life
90% of devices that use AA or AAA are like remotes or wireless keyboard/mouse/clocks…
Rechargables are over kill when you replace these batteries once every 3 - 6 months
of course if you find a niche use for high churn devices then rechargables makes economic sense.
You should factor environmental impact into your economic rationalisation, as should every business. It comes around and impacts you too.
how would i factor environmental impact from the battery?
the cost is objective. easily calculated. environmental cost? very subjective. I would argue if you are using AA/AAA for devices that only require change every 3-6month its probably better for the environment than rechargables.
You don't need a cost price.
Just make wise decisions as a consumer if you can.
@Jaduqimon: It's hard to put in normal terms, but if you're well versed in that area please make those calculations. I'd like to know.
@Techie4066: no one is well versed. that's the point so I am only basing my decisions on stuff I can calculate, i.e how much it costs me.
I'll consider rechargeables when I see someone pull a battery out of a turtle's nose with a pair of pliers 🙃
Because environmental costs are when turtles can't breathe.
A strawman if I've ever seen one.
You need to replace batteries in those things every 3 to 6 months? More 6 to 8 months for clocks and probably a year or 2 for the rest :P
yes exactly my point… lol was being conservative when i said those lifespans
Get some young children, your outlook may change ;)
I do. It has changed. I use to be like you.
You can now take household alkaline and rechargeable batteries to your local Aldi/Bunnings/Coles/Woolworths/Officeworks store to get recycled. Just put some tape over the terminals to stop bad things from happening. Aldi has been doing it for a while but now there is a national scheme. https://www.abc.net.au/news/programs/the-business/2022-02-15…
Wrong title. 2x packs of 20 each are $23. Single 20 packs are 9.8
No it was 2x 20 for $9.80. Price changed this morning as it was most likely a pricing error.
i got 20 x aaa batteries i must have clicked the wrong one
Eneloop or nothing.