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Duracell Batteries 36pk
Size AA or AAA
RRP $47.99
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Expiry Date DEC 2023
PLEASE NOTE: This product is a parallel import
Duracell Batteries 36PK AAA/AA $18 Delivered (RRP $47.99) @ Outbax Camping eBay Group Deals
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hawkers8905 on 01/01/2016 - 10:54 groupbuy.ebay.com.au (390 clicks)
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COTD are selling the same (albeit a 40pk) for $2 more. Expiry date is 31/12/2016.
Dec 2023
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Just what i need. More batteries
30 Duracel AA @ Bunnings (not parallel import) $19.98
30 Varta Alkaline AA & AAA(better than Duracel imo) @ Bunnnings $9.72! :-)I used to buy Vartas from Bunnings until recently I've had quite a few (both AA and AAA) leak badly and destroy equipment, so I've purchased a pack each of these (Duracells), which incidentally are the "new" duralock type which supposedly "-lock power for 10 years".
Whether they leak before then is a different matter!
I do have near 100 Enelopes of both sizes, but sometimes you need 1.5V over the 1.2 (nominal) that NiMH provide.The Vartas bought from Bunnings leaked on mine too. Had to clean out the device terminals.
For what it's worth, I've had a lot of Duracells leak over the past year or so, in all sorts of devices eg toys, Wii remotes, data projector remote, wireless presenters.
The use by date on them is 2017 and yet they died. So I've gone right off on buying them.
Big fan of Eneloops now. I've seen the light.
What is everyone's obsession/fascination over these Eneloops? (Serious question)
I really do not know much about them except they come in about 10,000 colours
The obsession is not so much with Eneloops, but with low-self-discharge NiMh (rechargeable) batteries. LSD NiMh batteries are arguably the best type of rechargeable battery for consumer electronic devices. Eneloop is merely the best-known, most-easily-available brand of such batteries, and their price is only about twice the price of brand-name alkaline (well it is when they're on special).
However, you also need a good charger if you want these batteries to have a long lifetime, and good chargers are usually in the $50-$90 range. There are some reasonable chargers for $30, but those have very limited displays, often only a two-colour LED to indicate charge status.
IMO, the best thing about LSD NiMh batteries is that they never leak when they go flat. Think of how many of your expensive appliances would be almost inoperable if the remote failed due to battery meltdown.
I should add that NiMh batteries CAN leak, if they are overcharged or overheated by rapid discharge. But even when they do, it's not nearly as messy or damaging as a leaky alkaline battery. Such damage can be avoided entirely, by (a) not shorting out the batteries (rapid discharge), and (b) using a good charger (has dV/DT charge termination and takes 2-3 hours to charge batteries from flat).
I thought the hype about them was waaaaaay over the top. But I had mates who swore by them and since my duracells died I figured why not give them a try.
And all I can say is that they've proven to be fantastic. They hold their charge very well. And no sign of leaks at all.
Do what I did - buy a four pack to start out with and take it from there.
Hope this helps.
And yes, they come in all sorts of colours for some reason.
Agreed leaking Duracells have ruined a number of devices. I won't use them.
Ditto - won't touch DuraLeaks ever again.
Yeah, i had a couple of duracells leak and ruin my devices, P&G's customer service is great though, got sent a cheque out for the damaged device.
If you look at the views on Officeworks, once upon a time the batteries were good but then all the reviews become 1 star…
http://www.officeworks.com.au/shop/officeworks/p/duracell-aa…
Something must've changed…
I'd be a little wary of use-by date. Maybe shoot outbaxcamping a message?