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Costco has their own brand of batteries, but so far I'm not impressed. I bought a huge package of their AA batteries for use with things like my wireless keyboard, track pad and wireless mouse. I have found that they die much faster than Duracell! Once these are used up, I'm going back to DC.
 
I tried the BJ's brand and also went back to the name brand for the same reasons.
 
Same with the tractor supply brand "job smart".
i'd wager they all come out of the same discount Asian factory.
 
My lovely bride occasionally finds "deals" on batteries....and they die rapidly...and I search the small print...and they aren't Alkaline, but old fashioned Carbon batteries.
 
hold a bargain brand and a name brand notice a wight difference?
 
I'm trying rechargeable in the van, don't need to carry spares for flashlights, reading lights, radio, razor and stuff, charges AA and AAA. Handy but around $20 for charger and 4 batteries, we'll see how they hold up long term.
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sail said:
I'm trying rechargeable in the van, don't need to carry spares for flashlights, reading lights, radio, razor and stuff, charges AA and AAA. Handy but around $20 for charger and 4 batteries, we'll see how they hold up long term.
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I use Envelop rechargeable for my Camera Flashes.
 
I've been driven to my current battery philosophy by two observations.

1. Most of my devices never drain batteries though usage. The batteries generally die from old age.

2. I've gotten so sick of cheap #@$% consumer products that I've converted most of my portable, battery powered devices to high quality products that are meant to last, or I have to maintain functionally critical devices that aren't replaceable (like remotes for devices that don't have front panel controls).


Due to the first, I usually found I needed to replace batteries when is too late, after they started leaking. This of course tends to destroy the devices they're installed in.

Saving 20 cents on a battery gets really expensive when it destroys a 30 dollar flashlight or renders a big buck piece of video gear unusable.

Since destroying products that are worth keeping isn't an acceptable situation I finally decided to bite the bullet and switch to lithium batteries wherever possible. They don't leak. This sort of limits you to AA, AAA and CR123 powered devices. But with modern LED flashlights and such you can get plenty of performance from AA's and AAA's. Things like remotes and clocks are AA or AAA powered anyway.

For my devices that must use D's and C's, I keep them indoors, away from big swings in temperature. And I replace those batteries by calendar date, long before they die out (hopefully).
 
Might be worthwhile to start a new topic on rechargeable batteries?

I've been trying many types of them for over 20 years - still haven't decided they're worth while. Now I just recharge my name brand alkalines (basic alkalines, not the rechargeable kind). Seems to work fine - and a heck of a lot less expensive.
 
NutmegCT said:
Might be worthwhile to start a new topic on rechargeable batteries?

I've been trying many types of them for over 20 years - still haven't decided they're worth while. Now I just recharge my name brand alkalines (basic alkalines, not the rechargeable kind). Seems to work fine - and a heck of a lot less expensive.
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I have been happiest with Panasonic Eneloop rechargeable for my pair of Canon 600EX-RT Speedite flashes.
 
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