Not a huge fan of COTD/Grocery Run, but this seems like a decent price, definitely cheaper than buying batteries at RRP. Sure, you can get 8 Eneloops for the same price, but if you need alkaline batteries, this seems alright.
EDIT: Forgot to mention that there's a limit of 2 packs per customer.
$25.65 is the delivered price for one set. There's also a $11 shipping cap for it atm.
It's $16.70 for the batteries and $8.95 for shipping.
its a good price but have you seen the wonders of rechargeables! multiple uses! so better value for money. The only + of this is if you have 15+ electronics that all need simultaneous use.
alkalines still have their uses. the nominal voltage of rechargeable is 1.2v vs 1.5v for an alkaline. you also have the problem of self discharge in standby.
Agreed, some devices will not work properly with rechargeable batteries because their voltage drops below the devices threshold.
Why buy these when you can buy about 20 or more Turnigy AAA from hobby king for the same price and use them 500+ times? Just saying…
Alkaline = 1.5v. NiMH = 1.2v. NiMH will work almost anywhere, but there are special circumstances where the higher voltage is required.
Turnigy LSDs are on backorder…
i got some from 40 packs of alkaline batteries from dse a month or two ago for $6.24 each :)
rechargeable ftw
Pretty poor deal.
Can get a 16 pack from DealsDirect / SupermarketDeals for $4 each and $11 capped shipping per order.
http://www.supermarketdeals.com.au/products/duracell-batteri…
Excellent tip! cheers!
Actually it says pack of 18 from your link, so even better value :)
Urgh hate you :P now I have 18x4 AA batteries on their way and 50 party poppers (just for funzies). I had to order more on principal, I dislike paying more for postage than I do for the product :)
Ye but you dont use rechargeables in tv/pvr remotes….
Or RC cars that use standard batteries I believe…
What, why? Mine are working fine.
Alkaline battery (like these) run at 1.5v, rechargables (eg NiMH) run at 1.2v. Some devices will work ok with a fully charged rechargable but as soon as it drops beneath the devices threshold (which is usually higher than 1.2v) it will no longer work. This often happens with things like tv remotes and RC cars.
Also, in the example of the RC car, you may have up to 8 or more batteries which means a loss of at least 2.4v simply by using the rechargables. In other words a 20% drop in voltage.
Some devices will deal with it, some won't. If you find that you are replacing rechargables quite often in a remote, try going to alkalines.
COTD battery deals usually suck due to postage. Might be acceptable if you're being lots of crap and there's a postage cap…