OT: AA batteries

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Whatever. There's no possibility of a competing brand lasting twice as long as any premium one.

[EricP]

I use NiMh rechargables, but IKEA do packs of batteries for almost nothing.

[TimB]

Richer Sounds do a pack of 4 alkalines for about 50p. Various brands, but I can vouch for the Fujitsu's, and my minidisc players been running from a single Maxell for the last month or so (30-60 minutes play/day). Absolutely fantastic for the price.

[Maurice Hood]

try eurobatteries

[Jim]

energizer Li from sainsburys about £4 for 2 but last 4 or 5 * duracell or look here

alkaline

jim.

[Pet]

Ikea (if you have one fairly local)

[N. Thornton]

why not buy the cheap zinc carbon ones and recharge them?

NT

[N. Thornton]

Buy a few wall warts for anything that will run practically off them.

NT

[Pete C]

Hi,

Toolstation also do 40 AAs for £7.80, free p&p til the end of September.

cheers, Pete.

[raden]

In message , John writes

CPC sell them in boxes of 40 quite cheaply

Costco do 24 duracells for about £7

Why not get some rechargables

[raden]

In message , R Taylor writes

Probably CPC

[raden]

In message , R Taylor writes

You're cost conscious?

[Dave Liquorice]

Or 48 of their own brand for 7.99 + VAT. Seem to have well more than half the capacity of a bog standard Duracell...

[kipper]

There are loads of rechargeable ones plus chargers on e-bay

[Peter]

Years ago I noticed that duracell batteries just do not last as long as Energisers etc. this was when they were used in radions and walkmen etc. I allways reckoned that they had a slightly lower voltage. And radios are quite critical on voltage (higher voltage give higher tunner sesitivity I think).

Plus there over priced.

[AAH]

National Panasonic ordinary made in Belgiam

8 for a £1 in SW London

[MikeS]

Very funny Thornton what kind of advise is that?!! Did you mean rechargeable batteries because one can get very high capacity rechargeable batteries with a charger for about £15 to £20. problem solved I have these for my digital camera and they work much longer that any un-rechargable batteries. MikeS

[N. Thornton]

advice I did not write.

I meant what I said, zinc carbon cells. They are no more likely to blow up than Nicads.

NT

[raden]

In message , MikeS writes

Sounds like he's on about recharging "non-rechargeable" batteries

[harry]

Poundland and similar shops do cards of 20 for a quid