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Turnigy Rechargeable Battery AA 2550mAh NiMH A$1.50 (prev. $2.55) at Hobby King

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Turnigy Rechargeable Battery AA 2550mAh NiMH A$1.50 (prev. $2.55) at Hobby King
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docpol on 26/12/2017 - 16:02 hobbyking.com (1728 clicks)

Cheaper than the Eneloop deal. Free shipping for orders USD$50 and above. They also have Turnigy Rechargeable Battery AAA 900mAh NiMH for the standard price of A$1.09 each.

P.S. Got 25 each of AA and AAA. Worked out to be exactly USD$50 and got free shipping.

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  • lostn on 26/12/2017 - 16:05
    +13

    That's some cheap LSD right there.

  • [Deactivated] on 26/12/2017 - 16:17
    +3

    Cheap it is, but the postage kills it unless you order 25 each.

    • docpol on 26/12/2017 - 16:24

      Well, the postage cost for the Eneloop from BingLee shows $12 for me, $9 for this deal (Adl). I Was initially considering buying multiples of the Eneloop AA 2000mAH 2-pack with charger for $5 each but this is a better deal IMHO.

    • lostn on 26/12/2017 - 16:45
      +5

      If you don't need 50 of them, you can buy LADDAA 2550mAh 4pk for $8.

      • [Deactivated] on 26/12/2017 - 17:00
        +2

        I got some new laddas. They are very good cells.

      • ausbob71 on 26/12/2017 - 17:04

        Does ikea ship them?

        • lostn on 26/12/2017 - 17:13
          +1

          Not for free. If you happen to be close to one, pay $2 a battery.

        • aboabo on 26/12/2017 - 18:35

          @lostn:

          I think he asked because he was shipping distance away.

        • ausbob71 on 27/12/2017 - 09:42

          @aboabo:yeah I live in country Victoria a long way from the nearest store.

      • seniordoc on 26/12/2017 - 17:41

        I went to Ikea site, they only shows 1000 or 2450 MAh for AA
        However I want AAA, and there is 500 and 900 MAH. Which one I should choose? I want the one that keep charge for long.

        Many thanks.

        • docpol on 26/12/2017 - 17:58
          +1

          900

        • Suspect420 on 26/12/2017 - 20:40
          +1

          @docpol:lol

        • abacus on 27/12/2017 - 00:38
          +1

          mAH stands for milliamp hours - it's how long the battery should last for. Volts stay the same, so the bigger the number the better.

      • dunc on 26/12/2017 - 21:13

        How do Aldi ones compare with these? $5.99 for 4.

        • NobalaKoba on 26/12/2017 - 22:43

          I've read bad things about them from other users here, such as leaking. No experience with them myself, I'm just repeating what I've read.

        • Borg on 27/12/2017 - 14:15

          I have several packs of Aldi's both AA and AAA (two years in for some). No problems with them to date and have proved reliable. I also have eneloops and rotate between them.

    • Blitzfx on 26/12/2017 - 17:13
      +2

      I hate hobby king shipping. I can order equivalent batteries or spare parts from Banggood / Gearbest for RC / drone stuff and $0 shipping. Hobby King to me appears to be just branded items that you pay extra for.

      • t3chshopper on 26/12/2017 - 18:06

        Except if you use a coupon, you'll have to use those batteries one.battery.at.a.time.

  • hippyhippy on 26/12/2017 - 16:19
    +3

    Im happy with ijea laddas lol.

  • harkoliar on 26/12/2017 - 16:24

    I was running low on AAA batteries ( lots of kids toys). This is perfect timing.

    Did the same as you OP

    • raydragon on 26/12/2017 - 18:04

      Yeah I did the same thing yesterday as well, initially it irritated me why I couldn't apply the free shipping but then it clicked it meant US$50 as it didn't specifically say it in their free shipping terms and conditions.

      I've bought a decent amount of the Turnigy's before and they have been really good batteries so far, can't complain at all.

  • t3chshopper on 26/12/2017 - 16:36

    I've been happy with my Turnigy batteries which I purchased years ago from Hobby King.

    I now have Eneloops (both Sanyo and Panasonics), Turnigy and Amazon Basics (the good ones that test like Eneloops). I may have to grab some Ikea Ladda ones next to round out my collection.

    • harkoliar on 26/12/2017 - 16:53
      +2

      Don't forget aldi

      Have aldi and eneloop. Turnigy is my next set of order.

      • t3chshopper on 26/12/2017 - 17:56

        Ah. I'd forgotten about Aldi. Thanks.

      • bamzero on 27/12/2017 - 04:51
        +1

        Wasn't happy with the Aldi's. None of the 2400's I bought reached capacity when I tested, all around 2000.
        The AAA's were all under as well.

    • philart on 26/12/2017 - 19:55

      Imedion by Powerex is my favourite rechargeable AA. Imedion claim them to be 2400mah but my LaCrosse smart charger when I do a full discharge shows they can take 2700mah of charge.

      I've heard good things about Turnigy, though never owned any.

      I rate eneloops and aldi about the same as both take 23-2400 mah of charge and last well.

      • t3chshopper on 26/12/2017 - 22:57

        Ah. I'd never heard of them. I use a Powerex Maha charger for my LSDs and love it.

  • shane2770 on 26/12/2017 - 16:38

    Thanks grabbed a dozen to replace older ones

  • yoshi864 on 26/12/2017 - 16:53
    +2

    OzBargain upvoting a rechargeable battery other than Eneloops? I'm speechless…

    • t3chshopper on 26/12/2017 - 16:55
      +8

      Blame the collapse of Dick Smith. Many of these are mostly rebadged Eneloops anyway.

      • WatchNerd on 26/12/2017 - 17:02
        +22

        It was a sad day when dick flopped.

        • MathNerd on 26/12/2017 - 18:06
          +2

          Yeah, he went all flaccid and then things just went downhill from there…

        • Kangal on 26/12/2017 - 18:41
          +2

          @MathNerd:
          You can say we were left unsatisfied….

        • F-22 on 26/12/2017 - 18:58
          +1

          You're happy when dicks around?

        • MathNerd on 26/12/2017 - 19:05
          +1

          @Kangal: Unsatisfied and unhappy 😋

        • Kangal on 26/12/2017 - 23:31

          @F-22:
          How would you feel dickless?
          Would you be happy?

  • seniordoc on 26/12/2017 - 17:36
    +1

    I am a bit confused:
    - is it a US company? Should I pay by USD or AUD?
    - When you say USD$50 for free shipping, but the site is in AUD. Should I pay with 28 degree, or can I just use AMEX?

    I have never bought from Hobby King.

    Thanks for clarification.

    • cwongtech on 26/12/2017 - 17:43
      +3

      Chinese company. 28 degrees to be safe in case of conversion fees, it's not a high value purchase.. not worth risking a few amex points over more expensive conversion fees.

      • ninetyNineCents on 26/12/2017 - 20:38
        +2

        Actually hobbyking is an Australian company, that happens to based in HK. If you watch their vids on YT, you will notice their offices are in sunny Sydney.

    • docpol on 26/12/2017 - 17:58
      +1

      https://hobbyking.com/en_us/faq

  • comphelp on 26/12/2017 - 17:53

    Does anyone else sell those C and D adapters like Eneloop do?

  • Ozvalue on 26/12/2017 - 17:58

    Awesome! Did the same thing as you OP

    Now gonna cancel my bing lee order

  • Mosher on 26/12/2017 - 18:43
    +1

    Has anyone tried the ones from Aldi's as I am interested what they are like and how much are they?

    • harkoliar on 26/12/2017 - 19:27
      +1

      Yes, noticed it was one step down from eneloop in terms of battery capacity (flashlight battery had to be recharged quicker compared to when it was eneloop) but the price more than makes up for it.

      Don't know the current price though. They always hard to find in my area.

    • Russ on 27/12/2017 - 19:59
      +1

      Aldi rechargeables are okay as batteries. I have used both the AA and AAA sizes, but I only paid attention to the capacity of the AA batteries - they have a little more than standard eneloops.

      In terms of price, they are excellent. $5.99 per pack of four, for both AA and AAA sizes. If you are asking someone else to buy them for you, make sure you specify they the pack is green and says "Rechargeable", because Aldi sell alkaline batteries too.

      I've been to three of four Aldi stores, and the rechargeable batteries aren't at every checkout. Check the closed checkouts first, so you have some before you get in the checkout queue. Or you could get to the cashier and discover that there aren't any at your checkout.

  • comphelp on 26/12/2017 - 19:08

    Can anyone recommend a good battery organiser? I can have so many batteries floating around depending on how much I’m using. My collection is almost exclusively AA and AAA.

    • J5 on 26/12/2017 - 19:30

      Biscuit tin is the usual one

    • fleabag on 26/12/2017 - 19:56

      I've got plastic battery containers and Yat hold 4AAs and the Ikea charger that holds 12 while charging them

    • adr8 on 26/12/2017 - 19:57

      I use these

    • dandandan on 26/12/2017 - 20:58

      I bought an ezy storage conatiner from Bunnings, has a top tray that stores batteries that need charging and down the bottom the charger and charged batteries are stored.

    • Nousernamehere on 27/12/2017 - 00:52
      +1

      I've tried to find something like this so that my rechargeable are evenly used, but can't for the life of me find anything like it and no one I know has a 3D printer!

      • comphelp on 27/12/2017 - 02:11

        That's a nice idea. I have a 3D printer. I'll check out Thingiverse for ideas.

  • Nilfunds on 26/12/2017 - 19:28

    will these charge with a standard Energizer battery charger please?

    • adr8 on 26/12/2017 - 20:04
      +1

      Yes will be fine to charge with a standard timer based charger but you will get greater battery life if you use a smart charger

      • jason andrade on 26/12/2017 - 20:21

        Would you consider the nitecore d4 a smart charger ?

        • adr8 on 26/12/2017 - 20:27

          Yes

      • Nilfunds on 26/12/2017 - 20:35

        thanks

      • harkoliar on 27/12/2017 - 09:03

        100% agree get a smart charger. It isn't that expensive.

        I recommend as well the d4 or i4 nitecore chargers. Worth it for the price.

  • sublemon on 26/12/2017 - 20:03
    +1

    I have a few of these and they lose charge over time unlike my eneloops. I've tried re-cycling them etc but no go

    • sav11 on 27/12/2017 - 20:27

      Do you mean they self-discharge over time while not in use?

    • IamEzza on 28/12/2017 - 04:54
      +1

      Same here. Maybe I was spoilt by eneloops, that can you can use months after charging and they are still well charged.
      These batteries seem to have good initial capacity but they lose charge over time faster than eneloops.

  • Nilfunds on 26/12/2017 - 20:37

    25$ postage for 4 batteries.. ill pass

    EMS Express to Australia 1g - 499g A$24.28
    Delivery 5~14 days

    • jason andrade on 26/12/2017 - 20:41

      and $0 postage for 50 batteries.. ($USD50 total) so it really does appear to be geared towards that bulk purchaser..

      • Nilfunds on 26/12/2017 - 21:15

        oh. i see. thanks

  • bailbondsh on 26/12/2017 - 20:45

    Are these batteries good for say Bose headphones? Also i have a LiitoKala battery charger. It says it has a 1000mA charging option, but these batteries are 900mAh for AA. Also the AA batteries are 2500mAh so does that mean the battery charger won't work? Thanks

    • adr8 on 26/12/2017 - 21:03

      Which LitoKala? If it is the Lii-202 the default setting is 500mA which is what I select for AAA. Press and hold the current button within 10 seconds of inserting the battery to switch to 1000mA to charge AA

      • bailbondsh on 26/12/2017 - 21:07

        Okay thanks, so when i'm buying batteries as long as the battery is equal or less than 1000Mah it will charge? Is that the general rules for voltages and stuff, sorry i'm not savvy

        • adr8 on 26/12/2017 - 21:17

          If you are just charging NiMh batteries charge AAA at 500mA and AA at 1000mA and you will be fine. Don't charge AAA at 1000mA the current is too high.

        • bailbondsh on 26/12/2017 - 21:23

          @adr8: the AAA are 900mAH and i can charge at 500 mAH and the 2550 maH is okay at 1000 mah? I musn't be getting it lol

        • adr8 on 26/12/2017 - 21:41

          @defmay: Yes that will be fine.

      • shane2770 on 30/12/2017 - 21:26

        I do exactly what you said on the lol202 and works great

    • Toph Beifong on 27/12/2017 - 01:14

      If you charge the 2500mAh battery 1000mA then it will take 2.5 hours to fully charge assuming the battery is fully discharged (2500/1000).
      If you charge the 900mAh AAA at 1000mA then it will take nine-tenths of an hour (54mins) to fully charge.

      I like to charge my batteries on the lowest current as this reduces heat but obviously takes longer. Just set a timer and forget about it.

  • Mingles on 26/12/2017 - 20:46

    Thanks OP… i've purchased a heap load mainly for kids toys - free shipping, great! Just got myself a Nitecore D4 charger too!

  • blehgg on 26/12/2017 - 21:14

    can't get free shipping to work….

    even with $50USD……. is it cause the AA batteries now on backorder?

    • raydragon on 26/12/2017 - 21:21

      Yeah probably. AAA still in stock but AA out of stock in AU and global warehouse.

  • Captain Hindsight on 26/12/2017 - 21:35
    +2

    Choice rates coles rechargeable as the best (above enloops) and only $7 for 4 aa.

    https://shop.coles.com.au/a/a-national/product/coles-brand-b…

    • iDroid on 26/12/2017 - 22:04
      +4

      You do realise that if this turns out to be real this may end the ozbargain eneloop love affair and begin a whole new romance!

      Get in on Coles rechargables before the price goes through the roof.

      These things will out perform crypto currencies if you invest wisely.

      • Ozvalue on 26/12/2017 - 22:43

        Evolution my friend

      • MikeKulls on 27/12/2017 - 11:52

        Wait till they find out ALDI icecream is the same as connoisseur :)

    • Mr Mrrtn on 26/12/2017 - 23:51

      interestingly the AAA (The ones im after) dont have the choice rating.. bummer

      • Captain Hindsight on 27/12/2017 - 07:03

        No seems they only did aa but wouldn’t stop me getting aaa’s. Enloops actually came in 10th place.

    • WatchNerd on 26/12/2017 - 23:56

      The Coles ones appear to be lsd also!

    • Ranagade on 27/12/2017 - 09:21

      Has anyone used the Coles rechargeables? Any good?

      • lostn on 27/12/2017 - 16:56

        Wondering this too. And whether Choice is trustable.

        Do they rebadge someone else's product? Because Coles doesn't manufacture their own stuff.

        • Captain Hindsight on 27/12/2017 - 19:58

          I think choice are about as unbiased as you could get but still not perfect. I never agree with their coffee mach8ne reviews.

          In case your wondering this is how they test their batteries.

          https://www.choice.com.au/electronics-and-technology/cameras…

        • lostn on 27/12/2017 - 20:05
          +1

          @thegrinch:

          It's not their bias that's in question, but whether they have the technical savvy to make recommendations like this. Someone found out that LADDA were rebadged Eneloop Pros. I am questioning whether Choice have the technical nous to discover this kind of thing, or if they are just writing and reporting for a non-sophisticated audience like say lifehacker.com.au. How deep is their knowledge? Anyone can just run surface level tests that may not tell the whole picture.

        • Captain Hindsight on 27/12/2017 - 21:39

          @lostn: yeah as I said not perfect but I think you’d have trouble finding a better comparison. They obviously have some tech savvy too, just based on how they test. At the end of the day if you can find a better comparison I’d like to see it.

        • lostn on 27/12/2017 - 23:08
          +1

          @thegrinch: I'm just saying, it's hard for me to believe that a budget priced LSD battery with a supermarket brand (the least regarded brand) is the best rechargeable battery. Coles isn't capable of making them. If they're rebadging someone else's battery, I'd expect it to cost more. Coles brand goods are cheap and nasty compared to more reputable brands. If they are good, they wouldn't be cheap to make, or cheap to sell. Someone would be losing money, or margins.

    • lostn on 27/12/2017 - 16:57

      It's only 2200mAh. Ladda which are $1 extra are 2450.

  • bdorring on 26/12/2017 - 22:52
    +1

    I can't get free shipping. Put 50-80 USD of AA and AAA in cart, but still $30 shipping. Is it finished now?

    • iDroid on 26/12/2017 - 23:08
      +1

      Same…

      Tried just 50 * AAA from Australian Warehouse but still $12+ shipping.

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