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Recently bought a Philips beard trimmer which is powered by a single AA battery as opposed to being rechargeable. It came with a Philips battery which no doubt will be depleted soon. Just wondering what AA batteries would be a good buy? I've seen Duracell alkaline and energizer lithium, or are the differences minor and I'm overthinking things?
I usually get whatever Duracell is on offer at the supermarket, or failing that whatever Energizer Robert Dyas are flogging by the boat load at the till (I have a LOT of 5 year old's toys to feed!) Don't know why, probably a psychological thing, but I have always equated Duracell with quality and favoured the brand.
I have bought packs of Amazon basics ones before but they never seem to last as long. I have not done any scientific testing, just a perception which could be fuelled by subconscious bias.
Be careful with rechargeable ones, they are a slightly different voltage and so don't work in everything (for example they don't seem to work in my Tado TRVs) and they are also very slightly bigger, I got one stuck in a torch and while it worked, it's never coming out!
I have bought packs of Amazon basics ones before but they never seem to last as long. I have not done any scientific testing, just a perception which could be fuelled by subconscious bias.
Be careful with rechargeable ones, they are a slightly different voltage and so don't work in everything (for example they don't seem to work in my Tado TRVs) and they are also very slightly bigger, I got one stuck in a torch and while it worked, it's never coming out!
Glosphil said:
I've given up using Duracell batteries in any device that has irregular use, e.g. the torch left in the car.
Every battery that has leaked in the last 10 years or so has been a Duracell.
Snap. Occasionally dud and several have leaked. For the last few years I've bought Panasonic from the Bay and have never had a dud or leakage.Every battery that has leaked in the last 10 years or so has been a Duracell.
yeager2004 said:
I've wondered before if Kodak, JCB etc just agree to have their name used on batteries. I'd be surprised if they manufacturer the batteries themselves.
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Trustmeimadoctor said:
I use the Lidl rechargeables, mainly for the kids Xbox controllers/iMac mouse & keyboard/electric toothbrushes, last a surprisingly long time and about £7 for 8. Gassing Station | Computers, Gadgets & Stuff | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff