AAA Batteries

[steptoe]

Ok not sure how many people know this i didn't , i am use to my batteries having a date on use by or before or whatever you want to term it , well today i just got some rechargeables from lloytron to see how good they are because duracell and the ultras i use i getting silly prices , co i get them open them no date on them hmmm i thin ok are these knock off's being sold on amazon so i try and contact the company there form to ask a questions is bigger than a benefit form gives you a clue how long so i ring them get a nice guy answer and then put me on hold in a few minutes he came back with the answer , Sir they are rechargeable so how can they have a use by date it would depned how many times you have used them and recharged , ah thinks i but what is the date that they should be used by and again but sir they are rechargeable so when ever they stop charging .

Is this true or was i fobbed off because surely they must have a date that you must start using them by and charging them hmmm ?

[Frnc]

What kind of rechargeable? NiMH?
Did you buy them to use or store?
Do they have a manufactured date? Some do, some don't.

If they are NiMH, and you bought them to store, charge them up in a year's time, and evey year after that. Keep them in something so the ends can't touch each other, with the date you bought them. They should last 5 years at least, probably 10. Amazon were selling their own Basics with 10 years advertised.

If you bought them to use, obviously it depends how often you use them, but even if you are recharging them every few weeks they should still last several years.

I use 2 in my keyboard and 2 in my trackpad and I have 8, on the go for that, so 4 are in use and 4 on standby. They have to be recharged every couple of weeks or so. I think 6 are Duracel and some of those might be 8 years old.

Even if they are only 50% efficient in a few years, it just means to need to recharge them more often.

NiMh, unlike alkaki batteries, can be left in a device.

[Nurseandy]

I have some rechargeable AA batteries that are 20+ years old that I still use. Granted they're not as powerful or hold their charge as long but they still work so as frnc says, you just need to recharge them more often and maybe think about what you're using them in.
So, in summary, a use by date does seem unnecessary.

[steptoe]

What kind of rechargeable? NiMH?
Did you buy them to use or store?
Do they have a manufactured date? Some do, some don't.

If they are NiMH, and you bought them to store, charge them up in a year's time, and evey year after that. Keep them in something so the ends can't touch each other, with the date you bought them. They should last 5 years at least, probably 10. Amazon were selling their own Basics with 10 years advertised.

If you bought them to use, obviously it depends how often you use them, but even if you are recharging them every few weeks they should still last several years.

I use 2 in my keyboard and 2 in my trackpad and I have 8, on the go for that, so 4 are in use and 4 on standby. They have to be recharged every couple of weeks or so. I think 6 are Duracel and some of those might be 8 years old.

Even if they are only 50% efficient in a few years, it just means to need to recharge them more often.

NiMh, unlike alkaki batteries, can be left in a device.

Hi they are to be stores with some walkie talkies , they use 3aaa so these will be for short range use but says 6km but if we get 2 i would be happy as mainly just be for room to room or house to house if you get that , also i will be using it at the bottom of the garden i have 4 sets 3 to store 1 set to use .
They came at a very cheap price heavily reduce so hence 4 sets .

The batteries are NiMH , thank you for the in put i will do as you say we do label and list everything , the wife is just putting new labels on our racks of food as we got a really nice label machine and now she wants to label it all instead of marker pen lol .

thanks again i am buying one of the little battery storagebaox they are very much like what we store ammo in keeps them single and up right

[jennyjj01]

Hi they are to be stores with some walkie talkies , they use 3aaa so these will be for short range use but says 6km but if we get 2 i would be happy as mainly just be for room to room or house to house if you get that , also i will be using it at the bottom of the garden i have 4 sets 3 to store 1 set to use .
They came at a very cheap price heavily reduce so hence 4 sets .

Those walkie talkies... Have you tested them?
I had a cheap set from amazon that used 3AAA cells and claimed several km

They flattened even the most expensive alkalines in a few hours, even when turned off!
They barely worked with rechargeables.
Range was barely between two adjacent buildings.

[jansman]

Ok not sure how many people know this i didn't , i am use to my batteries having a date on use by or before or whatever you want to term it , well today i just got some rechargeables from lloytron to see how good they are because duracell and the ultras i use i getting silly prices , co i get them open them no date on them hmmm i thin ok are these knock off's being sold on amazon so i try and contact the company there form to ask a questions is bigger than a benefit form gives you a clue how long so i ring them get a nice guy answer and then put me on hold in a few minutes he came back with the answer , Sir they are rechargeable so how can they have a use by date it would depned how many times you have used them and recharged , ah thinks i but what is the date that they should be used by and again but sir they are rechargeable so when ever they stop charging .

Is this true or was i fobbed off because surely they must have a date that you must start using them by and charging them hmmm ?

It’s a straight and sensible question to be fair I wondered too. I have those LLoytron jobs. Seem ok.

[steptoe]

I have not tested them yet as wife has had to have tooth out today and not up to doing much plus we are in the middle of a restock of food , we tend to try and keep at least 1 year of food for a family of 4 even though it is only me and the mrs , but might have my niece living with us we shall see .

I will do a test of them batteries and the radios i keep meaning to do online reviews but then i worry because if people see you online then they know what you have in your house and if trouble does come they7 could well come to take our stuff , but they best be able to get past my defences lol and the wife lol .

Thanks for the heads up jenny i will be testing these and i will let you all know , as i said i always love duracell but prices are getting stupid

[Yorkshire Andy]

thanks again i am buying one of the little battery storagebaox they are very much like what we store ammo in keeps them single and up right

I've got one of these

https://www.coopersofstortford.co.uk/ba ... nEEALw_wcB

It takes some filling

But you can see at a glance what you've got left not sure the tester is up to much when the toy car stops making a noise you can be fairly sure they are flat

[steptoe]

@jenny i got some of the cheap national geo walkie talkies wife went to the village the other day and we could still hear each other that was a mile so got to be good for just those trips lol saves the mobile texting .

I do have a question about batteries again i have the ladda ones now 6 packs now but i wonder about the amazon throw aways as i call them we do have a charger for alkaline batteries but has anyone used the amazon range 100 for £20 just wondering for a throw in the battery box and also some aaa and may be some d and c may be some 9v to just cheapies but how good are they before i buy to many

[jennyjj01]

@jenny i got some of the cheap national geo walkie talkies wife went to the village the other day and we could still hear each other that was a mile so got to be good for just those trips lol saves the mobile texting .

To satisfy my curiosity, leave batteries on but turned off for a couple of weeks and test again. I might have been unlucky with my cheap pair which depleted batteries even when off. I read it's a common flaw.

I do have a question about batteries again i have the ladda ones now 6 packs now but i wonder about the amazon throw aways as i call them we do have a charger for alkaline batteries but has anyone used the amazon range 100 for £20 just wondering for a throw in the battery box and also some aaa and may be some d and c may be some 9v to just cheapies but how good are they before i buy to many

No idea about the amazon alkalines, but that's cheap as chips.
See the farnel website for data sheets for regular brands.
https://uk.farnell.com/w/c/batteries-ch ... es&gs=true