(8 Batteries) Amazon Basics Rechargeable AA Batteries

(8 Batteries) Amazon Basics Rechargeable AA Batteries

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These batteries are garbage which is why they are being unloaded here on Woot. Bought them twice and regretted it every time. Woot has become Amazon’s trashcan where they put all the crap they can’t sell for a REASON.

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I’ve had good performance with Amazon Basics rechargeables. Independent reviewers have given them good marks. YMMV

Have about 32 AAAs and 18 AAs, in constant rotation.

< $1 per batt is a pretty good deal, usually you have to buy a few DOZEN to get a per unit price that low.

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I’ve been using these Amazon Basics rechargeable batteries for a few years. I keep some in a charger and rotate them in and out as my kid’s toys need new batteries. So far they’ve been working well, battery life remains decent and they’re overall a lot more affordable than name brand alkalines.

I’m not sure if these are “the best” NiMH rechargeables on the market, but for the price they work very well.

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Haven’t purchased any in a while, but the ones I did are still going.

Were these the ones that at one point were rebranded enelop batteries?

Anyway, in for 2 (the max) sets.

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Not sure … weren’t Eneloops made by Panasonic? At any rate, Amazon can and possibly does change manufacturers for their Basics house brand of products.

FWIW, I still have some Eneloops I bought at Costco many years ago, they’re getting kinda beat up, but still give hours of operation. The Amazon Basics seem to have a stronger wrapper, and I’ve had none fail on me.

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When these Amazon Basics batteries came out, they were made in Japan — and I believe someone figured out that the only NiMH battery factories in Japan are the ones that produce Eneloops. It sounds like they have since switched countries of origin, first to China and perhaps now to Malaysia. Doesn’t mean they’re bad batteries, just that they’re from a different supplier.

Unless things have changed recently, IKEA’s “Ladda” batteries are still made in Japan.

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For less than a $1 a pop it’s a steal. Eneloop costs around $2 per battery. While they are better, I don’t know if they are 120% better.

Got these for my Quest 3 controllers. Haven’t let me down yet.

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Does it come with charger?

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Hello. It does not come with a charger.

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The 2000mAh capacity has been surpassed for a long time. Most modern AA NiMH batteries pack in 2400-2800mAh. Amazon/Woot! are unloading these because someone realized these older gen batteries were collecting dust in the bin.

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Does Woot offer it?

Sanyo and then Panasonic from what I read.

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Check this one out. I have an older model and it has some good features.

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If it don’t explode then way to go wooot

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I have had these in AA and AAA for about 5 years and they are still holding up. I’ve never had an issue with them. This is a great price too!

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It’s true that you can get more capacity, but not at this price. Sometimes it’s better to have more lower capacity batteries, than fewer higher capacity ones. A pair of these in a TV remote or something similar will last a very long time.

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You may have some issues depending on the voltage requirements of your devices.
NiMH and NiCad have a nominal or standard voltage of 1.2 Volts.

Some devices are intended to work on Alkaline or Li-Ion batteries and need the 1.5 V those produce. In particular, I recommend using 1.5V AA batteries in digital cameras that require them - not 1.2V unless you look up online what others have experienced. Hope this helps some here have a better experience.

The batteries being sold are stated to have 2000 mAH capacity which is very decent if true. Many others are rated 1200 mAH. I would expect Amazon basics to have at least one dud per 8 pack. Sometimes basics items turn out to be like dollar store versions and you unfortunately “get what you [did not] pay for.” But sometimes you are lucky. :game_die:f-hue: :game_die:f-flip_v:

That said, most of my flashlights that I purposely obtained run on 3.7V Li-Ion rather than 3 AAA Alkaline or NiMH and blaze far more brightly. They also work on 3.2V LiFePO4 (Lithium Ferrous Phosphate) better.

Interesting Factoid: Tesla now sources their Lithium variant batteries from BYD. They charge cooler and about 5x faster. US cutting back on research and the brain drain we used to embrace from other nations is I think a near fatal path.

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“Better Living Thru Chemistry” versus
“Not In MY Backyard” they said…

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I’ve had a pack of their high capacity AA batteries for a couple years and they’re perfectly fine. Of course, I’m not recharging them all that much, so maybe that’s why they’ve held up?

I bought a pack here to put into circulation a couple at a time. If they’re junk, I can afford to eat the $7 so I won’t be too upset. It isn’t like I’m performing heart surgery with them.

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