which AAA baterys are the best

[jamin]

having bought a led lenser p7 torch im wanting to get some good baterys to keep the power and range. cheers

 

[screwdriver]

alkaline duracell or energiser will be fine, check with the manufacturer before using lithium batteries or rechargable nimh or nicad as alot of unregulated led units can be damaged by them

 

[ex member coconino]

The Small Batter Company does Energisers at a good price, inc postage. I've no connection with these guys, just had good, reliable service from them.

I meant to add that their web site has a mine of info about small batteries of all types.

 

[unorthadox]

http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/projects/battery.html

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/537611/comparing_battery_brands_duracell_energizer.html



These should help you, they dont have any drastic differences which basicly concludes the more expensive battery dosn't give u a lot more

 

[snozz]

Picked some of these up from Argos and they've been great

 

[ex member coconino]

Crikey, that's cheap.

 

[bojit]

Picked some of these up from Argos and they've been great

From the Greek god of shopping Argos , and his catalouge of many many many lines !

I use durracell ultra in my led lenser , they go on and on and on .
then i put new ones in and put the old ones in the kids £2 led torches and they use them till they go out .

Craig...............

 

[Hazmat]

Aldi, all sizes, packs of 4.
Had two sets that have been recharged over 30 times (for the PMR). Good as new

 

[Teepee]

Poundstretcher carry GP alkalines which are fantastic value. I get more life out of energizer alkalines than duracells. Lithiums are great, but as has been said, can cause problems. A standard aa/aaa/c/d cell 1.5v cell will be around 1.6v fresh from the packet, but the lithiums are 1.8v.

 

[unorthadox]

tj huges are doing 2 for 3 on everything i nthere store.. at least they were a few weeks ago.. that includes their ranges of batteries

 

[Manacles]

I use Sony Cycle Energy rechargeables. Unlike most rechargeables these ones hold a charge in storage, which of course means you can carry a spare set and they will work when you need them. Sony claim they retain 90% of their charge in storage over a 12 month period, which is almost the same as non rechargeable dry cells. Being rechargeable you are saving money too after the frist few charges.

Now for the downside. The need a special charger, which comes with 2 batteries, all fine and dany except my headtorch needs three. The charger and two batteries was getting on for a tenner and to buy a further set of four batteries (to give me a spare set) cost another tenner. So all in all twenty quid for two sets - roughly the cost of four sets of Duracells at high street prices. Having said that they seem to last okay and I've recharged them a few times now with no loss of efficiency.

Cheapest I found was via Amazon:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-Compac...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1299142300&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-nimh-a...9?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1299142300&sr=8-9

Please note the charger link is for AA not AAA as I can't see the charger with AAAs on Amazon's listings (I got my charger with AAAs at Sainsburys) and prices have gone up a bit since I bought mine.

Cheers Paul

 

[Itzal]

Free ones

 

[johnnythefox]

i have been using maplins own rechargable the hybrids are superb,i will get some more when they are on offer again.

 

[rb1985]

i use energizer lithium advanced in my torches/headlights, they last much longer, dont leak, and dont die in the cold.

 

[Kepis]

Maplin alks http://www.maplin.co.uk/extra-long-life-alkaline-battery-value-packs-37067?ordercode=N42CY cheap as chips but last for ages and ages or as above Maplin own brand Nicads

 

[duncwilson]

Definately withoubt a doubt buy the Energizer Ultimate high tec - these are lithium batteries and I have been using them in my led lenser H7 headtorch

 

[duncwilson]

Do you mean small batter or small battery

 

[Whittler Kev]

Picked some of these up from Argos and they've been great

Sold out every where at 99p for 12:yikes:

 

[ged]

From the cost point of view it's worth thinking that you'll get about 500 charge/discharge cycles from most rechargeable batteries. That makes them way more cost effective than primaries if you use them more than occasionally. I camp a lot and so I use torches a lot, so for me there's no debate about it.

Most of my rechargeables are cheap ones from Aldi ("Activ" brand). They're something like 3 quid for a pack of four no matter what the size but be aware that the 'D' size only has the same capacity as the 'C' size (3500mAh). I probably have a hundred or so of various sizes (AAA/AA/C/D), and I've never had one fail. I have a few of their chargers too. One of those failed after almost three years of service, but the manufacturer replaced it under warranty with almost no questions. They didn't even want me to send the old one back! One of the more expensive (non-Aldi) "intelligent" chargers that I have seems to have trouble starting if the cell it's trying to charge is extremely low on charge. In that case I just put the cell in another charger for a minute first, and then away it goes.

 

[harryhawk]

I Use Maplins own brand and they cope well. BUT......I bought some Eneloop batteries and have to say that fully charged you can put them away, forget about them, use them 6months-year later and you've got minimal discharge. http://www.eneloop.info/home.html
Well worth that bit extra.