Hi
Just wanted to get some recommendations for AAA batteries for LED headlight.
Brought some Phillips ones of 1 -day but they don't seem that great.
Can anyone recommend any other brands than what is currently in the supermarket.
Thanks
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FWIW I usually buy the Varta alkaline AA or AAA batteries from Bunnings.
Have usually found them very good value and the quality seems pretty good as well.
EDIT: Dont know how many ofthese you will find in NZ - but a comparison chart can be found here:
https://rightbattery.com/category/battery-comparison/
Duracell seems to be the top of the list if you can find them...
Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself - A. H. Weiler
https://www.consumer.org.nz/products/rechargeable-batteries/overview rate the Panasonic Eneloops, picked them up from Noel Leeming who price matched PBTech. Save $ in the long run and reduce your rubbish.
I also recommend the Eneloops, but as an eBike commuter I've found USB rechargeable lights the way to go, much easier.
Yeah, I buy nothing but Eneloop rechargeables now. They are very good at retaining their charge over long periods of no use (much better than almost all other rechargables). You can buy them at all the supermarkets near me and the prices are often the same if not cheaper that the tech shops.
Amazon Basics NiMH are probably rebranded Eneloops. They work fine. NiMH are cheaper from Amazon usually.
You should use a good charger with these batteries if you want them to last. Every 10th recharge cycle or so a refresh, and every year do a break-in. Maha C9000 is great but there are others that are good too.
The philips that keep coming up on 1day etc are carbon zinc heavy duty trash batteries. The sort that you give to a kid with a noisy toy so its flat in no time and you can get quiet again.
They are useless for anything more demanding than grandpa's old transistor radio because they cant supply the current that most things need.
Mitre10 do a giant pack of number8 alkaline batteries for cheap as. It's not on their website because who knows why, but its in store and from memory about $20 or $25 for a tray of 80 or something.
so varta is good?
the 1-day philips put me off cheap batteries and I haven't shopped on 1-day since the philips batteries disaster.
Batman:
so varta is good?
the 1-day philips put me off cheap batteries and I haven't shopped on 1-day since the philips batteries disaster.
Anything alkaline will be better than carbon zinc no matter how much BS the packaging says about premium high drain devices etc.
Im still wondering who the person is that has 40 wall clocks to need those philips packs of bulk junk cells.
The difference between alkalines is how badly they will leak when theyre empty. I have not had a varta signifigangly leak even when 6 months in something totally flat.
If you're the kind of person to put something away with cells in it all the time, then spend a little more on the good ones, otherwise I havent seen a signifigant difference in runtime on either the varta or the number8's
thanks I'll give it a go.
Google says ABC from INdonesia is good, but I've never seen ABC in NZ
Batman: so varta is good?
I bought a stack of Varta at Bunnings - they were made in Germany. That's got to be better than China.
tripper1000:
Batman: so varta is good?
I bought a stack of Varta at Bunnings - they were made in Germany. That's got to be better than China.
You can tell that to the Apple users!
But I admit after hearing they are made in Germany it's changed my impression.
I bought 24 x AAA Panasonic alkalines from PBtech for <$15 last week.
Says they have a 10 year shelf life....
As mentioned - never has an issue with Varta batteries though.
Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself - A. H. Weiler
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