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Kogan QuantuMAX 100 Pack AA or AAA Batteries $35 Delivered @ Kogan
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easternculture on 25/07/2017 - 10:54 kogan.com (172 clicks)
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Just don't try to wash your dishes with them…. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/product/finish-quantum-max
So Kogan have their own battery?
When they will have their own condom :p
When they have their own vibrators
Guys those are cheap, but please consider environment…
Can batteries be recycled effectively now?
Even if you can recycle doesn't mean it won't have any impact on the environmemt.
Guess it depends a bit on how good the recycling is. Apparently aluminium cans are actually cheaper and better environmentally to recycle rather than to make new ones. But I guess it's probably unlikely that that's the case for batteries. Too much complexity in the internals and different parts need separating etc and probably can't all be recycled.
@rhino015:
true.
but there is an energetic cost associated to :
production,transport, disposal and recycling, which you do not have ( well you do but considering the multiuple use it's not that great) with rechargeable batteries.@ets27: Yeah true. Wonder how long it will be until rechargeable batteries end up being the next environmental issue once everyone has electric cars and batteries on their house etc. like 1 tonne of batteries per person needing replacing or recycling every 10 years lol. :S
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Wow.
FWIW
30 pack, $9.92 at Bunnings: https://www.bunnings.com.au/varta-aa-alkaline-batteries-30-p… ie $0.33 each
100 pack at Kogan - 100 for $35 ie $0.35 each
I guess Bunnings you do need to go there ie does not include delivery, but…..
30 pack, $9.92 at Bunnings
Hmm German Varta batteries or the Kogan batteries that are probably similar to the Fujitsu batteries made in Malaysia that DSE were selling that keep leaking!
Cheap no name batteries (including Fujitsu etc) are not worth the money. Varta are a good deal for a decent battery, just check that the AAA ones are made in Germany as they have two pack sizes and only one is made in Germany.
Yep. Of course I normally grab batteries from my eneloop room (the room in most Ozbargainers homes that are dedicated to storing their eneloops), but for those things that are better with alkaline batteries (like remote controls) I tend to use these. Seems to last well, and have never had one leak.
Yep. Of course I normally grab batteries from my eneloop room (the room in most Ozbargainers homes that are dedicated to storing their eneloops), but for those things that are better with alkaline batteries (like remote controls) I tend to use these. Seems to last well, and have never had one leak.
The Varta are useful for some devices or when giving away battery powered devices to other people. I've never had an Eneloop leak which is probably the best reason to use them and so far never a Varta. Our remotes etc all seem to work well with Eneloops.
Is that a thing? Alkalines working better for low drain things? Why is that? There are the hobbyking LSD low self discharge batteries that don't lose power over long periods of time on the shelf or in low drain scenarios if that's the problem you mean?
@rhino015: It's not so much that the eneloops don't work with the remotes or other low usage/draw devices (wall clock, smoke detectors, etc) it's just that alkaline batteries seem for me to last a little longer and I'm lazy so prefer to change 'em only when I have to - so I throw in the cheap alkalines and forget about them. :-)
@PlasticSpaceman: Fair enough. And if they're dirt cheap, I guess you save money and time with these bad boys instead of eneloops.
@rhino015: yep, from a financial perspective I suspect you save way more when using eneloops in higher draw devices like game controllers, lights, etc where they need to be replaced way more often. If you have some spare eneloops hanging around, and you don't mind possibly changing 'em a little more often, then definitely would do it.
Varta would be better quality and these are made in germany as well.
Is it cheaper to buy these batteries or buy my electricity from Energex?
Jury's still out.
35 cents/battery.
Would be good if they had a 50xAA and 50xAAA pack at those prices.
Forgive them Lord, for they know not what they do.
Advanced Charger + 4x AA https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-K-KJ17MCA4BA-Individual-Rec…
Advanced Charger + 10x AA + 4x AAA https://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-K-KJ17MZ104A-Eneloop-Colore…
US to AU travel adapter (unapproved) http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1P-UK-US-EU-Universal-to-AU-AC-Po…
AA to C http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4pcs-AA-to-C-Size-Battery-Convert…
2x AA to D http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/4Pcs-Adaptor-Converter-Holder-Har…
3x AA to D http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5-Pcs-Parallel-Connection-3x-1-5V…Ni-MH rechargeable AA/AAA batteries that hold charge well have been available for at least the last decade, people. They pay for themselves quickly. I still haven't had one of them leak, unlike the few disposables I have come across (bundled with devices). Says something.
+1: I can't understand why people uses disposable batteries ( at least AA and AAA)…
Fully, totally agree - except when we are talking low low usage/draw devices (wall clock, smoke detectors, etc). Yep you can use them, but it is a hard call from a financial perspective.
Case in point. A wall clock running with one AA battery. Let's say that you need to replace the battery once every three years, whether it's alkaline or a LSD rechargeable. The alkaline costs $0.35 (or less). The LSD battery costs $3 (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/288142). Cost of using an alkaline battery to power the clock would be $0.35/3 = $0.12 per year. It would take 26 years ($3/$0.12) to break even - excluding the (minimal) cost to recharge the LSD and assuming that the LSD battery is still working after that amount of time.
Now an eneloop has a 24 month warranty, but of course should last longer than that. It is quite possible however that they may not last 26 years so if you have to replace the LSD after (say) 13 years then the break even point would then be 52 years. Frankly, you may never break even.
Basically, using LSD batteries in devices that do not need to have the battery replaced frequently may not make good financial sense. Does it perhaps make good sense for the environment? Check http://www.cleanup.org.au/au/Factsheets/batteries.html but basically maybe - as long as the LSD batteries are properly recycled and not tossed into the rubbish. Nimh are not as bad as the older nicads as cadmium is a pretty nasty heavy metal, but Nickel is still a carcinogen so it is important to not throw it in landfill where the metals can leach out into the environment. Alkaline batteries will take up space in landfill, but (the newer mercury free versions) aren't so bad. Frequently they are put in the 'please recycle' category, simply because people confuse them with older mercury alkalines, carbon-zinc, lithium, silver-zinc batteries which are all different levels of nasty. They can however be recycled, but this is currently not done in Australia so the cost of shipping etc needs to be included in the whole impact on greenhouse gasses etc…..
Alkalines and carbon-zinc run the risk of leaking. Despite using over 100 eneloops I haven't had one leak. Despite using only a few disposables (bundled batteries) I have had some leak. High-drain devices easily subsidise low-drain devices. So the net result is still savings. Whether someone feels it's worth buying rechargeable for low-drain devices is a personal decision. I'd never even consider it based on leaking risks alone. There are only fringe uses today where disposables are still desirable or more practical, in my opinion (speaking of AA/AA/C/D).
…and I've never had a (good quality) alkaline battery leak. I rarely use the batteries that come with devices which are frequently cheap & nasty. An anecdotal, fairly subjective comment of course. If you're happy to subsidise the cost of using eneloops in low drain devices by the savings from the others, that's great. But I was just noting that if you are just looking at the savings from using them in low drain devices, then it's a hard call and personally I can understand why people still do use them.
My cases:
4xAAA Duracell batteries supplied with a TI graphing calculator. Leaking after some months of non-use.Cateye (supplied) batteries for one of their bike lights:
Leaking upon arrival. (carbon-zinc unknown brand)I don't even use them anymore unless I know I can use their charge fast. I don't leave them inside battery compartments long-term.
But I was just noting that if you are just looking at the savings from using them in low drain devices, then it's a hard call and personally I can understand why people still do use them.
I guess. But people buying in bulk rarely are just using them in low-drain devices, right? It would take an exceedingly long time for them to even use their stash. Unless they have an unusual amouint of low-drain devices. As my links show above, even after USD to AUD conversion (and postage) the costs are hardly prohibitive. Buying locally is usually a ripoff though.
Title 100 Pack - cheapish
Description pretty good deal for 10 pack - dear
Now updated in description ;-)