*Not equivalent to Eneloops nor are these intended to replace your stash of eneloops.
Found a lot of stock still available at my local (Brimbank - VIC).
28 Pack - AA
6 Pack - 9V
6 Pack - D
6 Pack - C
28 Pack - AAA
1 Pack - 6V Lantern Battery
~12 Pack mixed Button Batteries
Thanks for your effort but may I suggest adding "Super Heavy Duty" to title or description?
done
Thank you.
Carbon zinc. Pass.
Everpoop
Use the zinc for sunscreen?
When will they ban these like they banned tungsten filament bulbs?
Will these be good for TV remotes?
They should be. You don't need anything more than "General Purpose" for most a/v remotes. For $1 you won't go wrong even if they only last you a month per battery set (you should get heaps more than that).
Only if you have run out of Varta alkalines, and with luck the Carbon-Zincs still work and you are not worried about them leaking.
Carbon-zinc is a bit pointless at any price.
By the time one pair of cheap alkalines in your remote has run flat, these batteries will all have died and/or leaked even if never used.
No, I got these batteries they all leak after about an hour of use. This is all of them.
They are rubbish and not worth $1.
Year 2016.
Still amazed people buy disposables.
https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-K-KJ17MCA4BA-Individual-Rec…
Make for expensive remote control batteries.
I have a bunch stashed for emergencies I also have a bunch of eneloops stashed for emergencies but if there is no power you can't recharge eneloops.
…if there is no power you can't recharge eneloops.
as you know, no need to charge it before use if it holds its charge well, which eneloops do (given fairly cool storage temperatures). I'm convinced people are still off-put by older Ni-MH high self-discharge characteristics.
Cost really shouldn't be a factor today: the batteries and charger pay for themselves quite quickly, especially when not bought locally.
Eneloops don't pay themselves off very quick when your getting 28 AA batteries for $1.
Yeah but some people still like to share their viewpoint, rather than just scrolling past
yep…and my view is that there are other costs more important than up-front costs. Still can't believe people buy them in 2016. Horrid waste.
So you never throw anything out? Nothing at all?
Did I say that somewhere?
Batteries are amongst the most hazardous common household waste.
Yea as i said i have a bunch of batteries stashed for emergencies. Difference is its not economical to have 80 Eneloops spare! I have about 30 spares right now of the AA variants.
@aussieprepper: You do not have to get eneloops, ikea sell good LSD NIMH batteries for $5.99 for a pack of four ($3.99 if you sign up for the free ikea family!).
@cheepwun: Alkaline, carbon zinc, NiMH and similar batteries can be thrown out into household rubbish. It's NiCd and lead acid batteries that absolutely must be recycled.
@pket:
Buy buying 17 of these packs, you will not need to worry about taking batteries out, and having a downtime while they (eneloops) charge up. If you were to buy two sets of eneloops so you could swap already charged batteries in, you'd need to buy 34 packs of Batteries or more.
At that point, you are part way to having a scrooge mcduck vault of crappy batteries.
Eneloops don't pay themselves off very quick when your getting 28 AA batteries for $1.
@pket:
Eneloops can pay for themselves quickly. Key word.
Whether or not you find this deal better or worse is another thing.
@Cluster:
very good point. Still massive resource / energy waste creating something that is typically quickly disposed.
Make for expensive remote control batteries.
A large pack like this will result in quick landfill waste 'cause I'm sure some will be used in higher-current devices. Not just remotes (unless you have a lot of remotes that need batteries).
Plus disposables have a higher chance of leaking if my experience with manufacturer-supplied disposables is anything to go by (never seen a Ni-MH leak so far, and I have over 100 eneloops, many of which have been in use for years).
All I see with these packs is landfill waste and resource waste. Such a shame. Landfill and environmental costs. Use-once and dispose. Still rubs me the wrong way. But then again I get pissed off when manufacturers supply disposables with their products.
Not true if you overcharge NiMH they will leak and loose capacity! If you short them out they will also be ruined by heat!
@aussieprepper:
I'm sure they do leak also. Just that I've yet to see it. I hardly touch disposables and I've seen them leak yet I use so many Ni-MH and so far so good.
Um, if you have charged batteries then you just use them to charge more batteries.
In my experience, 1 disposable AA (even an el-cheapo one) will power a TV remote for more than a year. So this deal is > 28 years' worth of TV RC power for $1 (3.6 cents per year). Thus, rechargeables are a more expensive option than this deal, for TV remotes.
More practical considerations quite aside from the waste and upfront cost.
MMMyeah, obviously the shelf life would not be 28 years, I didn't intend my post to be taken quite so literally.
If you replaced the battery every year, I don't think you'd have any leak in the remote. I've never had a single battery leak in any device, ever. Of course half the toys in op-shops have leaked batteries inside them, but this is likely because the toy has been 'abandoned' for many years, with a crap quality battery left in it.
I think the runtime of these batteries would be better than eneloops, in a TVRC. I may be wrong about that, but I suspect that it is so.
If you replaced the battery every year, I don't think you'd have any leak in the remote. I've never had a single battery leak in any device, ever.
Texas Instruments graphing calculator: supplied with 4xAAA duracells. I discovered one leaking about a year or two after I bought it.
Cateye bike light: 2 cheap AA (or 2 cheap AAA) were supplied (I don't remember the size). Cheap cells. One of the cells arrived leaking in the box, which was a first for me. I couldn't even get to use the manufacturer-supplied batts.
Plus some other incidents as a kid, but those are 2 recent ones. What's worse is I hardly use disposables these days and I still see them leak (99% are manufacturer-supplied, others are 'weird' devices where I have to buy a silver cell or 12v cell or whatever). I have been using AAA eneloops in the calculator since then. Zero issues. Well over 100 Ni-MH cells in rotation weekly (in various devices). Plus years of 'regular' Ni-MH before then. And Ni-CD before that. So far no leaks.
You can use these to charge eneloops :)
I would have thought it was at a lot of discount rates buying something a disposable for a TV remote is a good decision. Would depend on price difference between Eneloop and disposable obviously
I have never bought new batteries for remotes. I just put used alkalines which last for ages and never need to be recharged. Carbon zinc will self-discharge or worse, leak in your remote.
alkalines leak too…I have some unfortunate experience.
You must have used cheap ones. Unlike you I'm not an Eneloop everywhere fanatic. I just won't buy CZn that's all. There are places for alkaline, and even lithium, e.g. a torch in the glove compartment that you want to work even years later. Alkaline can be first used in devices like LED torches and then pensioned off to remotes. There are alkaline deals now and then. For high drain or frequent use locations, sure rechargeables are the go.
You must have used cheap ones
No. The one that leaked was a manufacturer-supplied Duracell (AAA) from a Texas Instruments Ti-84 (unit requires 4xAA. One leaked). The other one was a carbon-zinc battery supplied with a Cateye bike light. I think it's far more prevalent to get leaking cells with disposables, based on my experience. I hardly use disposables and I have seen them leak. I use Ni-MH every day and I have yet to see one leak.
Unlike you I'm not an Eneloop everywhere fanatic. I just won't buy C-Z that's all.
Well, fanatic is a bit harsh. I prefer the term enthusiast.
There are places for alkaline, and even lithium, e.g. a torch in the glove compartment that you want to work even years later.
I have 2 LCD kitchen timers (1xAAA, LCD cannot be turned off) and 2 remotes (very low current) that have had eneloops in them for about a year. I don't think I've ever let them go much past 1 year before recharging them though. Never for 2 years, that's for sure. Similar timeframe with the 4xAAA calculator, I think. To most people this is good enough, I reckon. I don't know how long they would last if left alone but the kitchen timers did start to dim their LCDs when the batteries were getting weaker, I noticed.
@cheepwun: Duracell isn't really a good brand. Also you are tying up money on Eneloops in locations that don't merit them. Some used alkalines would outlast the appliance. I have some old alkalines in remotes and a scale that have never been replaced for years. Mfrs usually supply some for the appliance's remote and I use them elsewhere and use old ones in the remote. So I've only bought a handful of alkalines over the last decade.
Duracell isn't really a good brand.
Well then you can tell me what is a good brand in disposable alkalines? I will still run away from them, but I am interested. Certainly it was good enough for Microsoft, who bundled 2xAA of the stupid things with my XBOX 360 controller.
Also you are tying up money on Eneloops in locations that don't merit them
I guess merit is subjective. I can't merit throwing out one disposable, but find myself with them even though I don't want them (when I buy some devices). But then again, I also dislike rechargeables embedded in devices that can't easily be replaced either.
I hate receiving disposables with devices. Millions of needless batteries each year reaching landfill by that practice alone. The energy waste. The resource waste. Merit is subjective. To me, rechargeable costs are a bargain and I have so many high-current devices that use them that they have paid for themselves many times over, so the low-current stuff is 'covered' economically too. Subsidised, you could say. Cost is a non-issue.
So I've only bought a handful of alkalines over the last decade.
Me too, though all mine have been bundled without me having a say in the matter :(
alkalines leak too…I have some unfortunate experience.
They can also spontaneously explode. I had one go off in a remote sitting on my chest once whilst I was snoozing…that was somewhat disconcerting! ;)
That said, if you're a parent you're gonna want at least some throwaways…nothing worse than watching $20 worth of Eneloops go out the door in a $5 toy, never to be seen again! :'(
Sounds like the Target Firesale starting up…
Looking forward to a few Firesales this year
Masters…
BigW…
Target…
Super Heavy Duty = no deal.
I bought a pack of D's last week. They were down to 3 dollars. Best before date was < 6 months.
We talking batteries or?……
You can choose to recycle zinc carbon cells after use, there are places which take them.
Some devices are designed to perform better on the higher 1.5V per AA cell instead of 1.25V from Ni-MH rechargeables.
The 9v cells are a real deal, a multimeter would be a good use for them.
tip: Select the packs with the longer use-by date. Store them in the fridge until required, The lower temp extends the shelf life.
Great advice. Regrettably I forgot to check use by date, ah well.
I found out the other day that some devices are more stable with low voltages. Some of my Enloops are outputting >1.65V which seriously confuses my Digital SLR. The camera will take a few shots and then shut down.
I love this site. So much debate over batteries worth less than 4c each! :)
That's true, it's not even good banter either, pretty sad if you ask me.
Anyway, some whingy (profanity) downvoted your comment so +1 from me :)
Likewise with your comment…+1 from me.
It's not about cost. Even if they were free, I, and I'm sure the others who agree with me, wouldn't touch them.
Found heaps at Watergardens a few weeks back so worth having a look there too.
You might find pikachu too! I found literally 5 people on the Pokemon go walking through watergardens shopping centre yesterday. Crazy!
Yeah plenty of bludgers love hanging out at water g'z
The 12 pack button cells look interesting, those might be lithium or silver oxide. Anybody know what's in the mix?
My experience with the target button cells is not good. half were flat upon opening, the other half lasted a few weeks only in low draw items.Individually at jaycar are cheap and last longer.
I bought these last week and they are very bad. Put 4 in a toy and only lasted 10 mins which the eneloop lasted 5 hours!
Please forgive us planet Earth
is carbon zinc bad for the environment ?
Are you serious??? Again???
Picked up 4 AAA and 4 AA at Target, Runaway Bay, QLD. Lots of stock left.
Cheers OP!
would these be ok for xbox one controller ?
I put two in a x360 controller and got less than half an hour later they were dead. That wasn't even constant use.
Are you serious???
It's quite simple: Do not buy 'Super Heavy Duty' batteries.
picked up 4 AA and 1 AAA plenty of stock at greensborough target , prices say $5 there not marked but scan at $1
Fulham gardens SA only had AA left. about 20 packets near the cameras.
None in merrylands.
All the talk of Eneloops, a great battery no doubting that, but not much better than Aldi NIMH rechargables for $6 a pack of 4 AA or AAA. I get 2400mah charges with AA's same as I can with eneloop.
Wait for the new Ikea cells to come to Australia
Thanks, prices marked at $3 - scanned in at $1 - Great deal!
There should be enough batteries per pack to power a vibrator for week. Who knew that $1 could bring such happiness to some.
What if the battery dies just before the happy ending?
then it's back to manual.
could someone please buy a heap of these and as a stunt use them to power a Prius, even if it's for 10 metres or so?
Plenty of stock still available at Bowral store, whole range excepting the 9v batteries
These batteries are pretty poor. I find the AAs don't last every long in my Xbox 360 controller.
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lol