Cheap AA batteries?

[Elmer Fudd]

P.S. Ash68, Get that Guinness in the fridge ready for next year m8

If you make it this far,I'll have a 4 pack in the fridge for ya, Elmer
Did I read you were thinking of cycling with a bloke from Brum on your trip?

I did offer, but prepared to go solo anyway, and (no offence intended) he's not from Brum, it's Walsall, (Black Country). Nearly same voice. different place !!!

 

[Tynan]

cheap good rechargeable AAs and so on from Hong Kong, no branding and a zippy purple jacket but they work fine, about half price as i recall and they're keen to sell in bulk

 

[ash68]

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I did offer, but prepared to go solo anyway, and (no offence intended) he's not from Brum, it's Walsall, (Black Country). Nearly same voice. different place !!!

apologies to all brummies and the good folk of Walsall, no wonder I failed geography O'level

 

[Davidc]

To the OP: IKEA do reasonable AAA (and AA) alkaline batteries at a good low price. Even so rechargeables work out cheaper.

Hubby was given a solar battery charger for his birthday, which takes 'AAA' 'AA' 'C' or 'D' batteries, although you have to charge 4 at the same time. I've yet to try the batteries, but does anyone have any experience of whether they will get to the same power level?

I was given one last year which sounds the same. It works and will fully charge batteries, provided you have plenty of time (weeks) to spare waiting for them.

 

[potsy]

How many do you need to use at once? I use 8 AA's in my 2 hopes so rechargeables make a lot of sense, and you get into a routine of charging them up on a Sunday ready for the weeks commute.
Currently using standard AAA's in my rear light as I had a pack of 4 in the spares draw, but will be getting some rechargeables for that too once these have gone.

Stop being so tight Longers get some money spent, help get the country out of recession

 

[longers]

Stop being so tight Longers get some money spent, help get the country out of recession

In the three years since I asked this q I've moved to rechargeables. And trying to buy lights that use AAA's.

I ordered some of sevendays own brand ones today. Happy now Potsy?


DavidC: I read a post of yours about using the pre or part charged batteries from new and can't find it now, but you either gave the advice to charge them straight away or to run them down first and I can't remember which it was. Does anyone else know please?

edited for: manners.

 

[potsy]

Oh dear

where do these ancient threads keep coming from?

Welcome to the world of re-charging btw

 

[Carbon]

100 Duracell AA Batteries delivered free - £26.75 with a good 4 years shelf life on them, ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....75386&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_2984wt_1139