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  [Deactivated] on 09/04/2017 - 12:06

  Thanks. Bought the 60pk instead for $20(incl p+p), not quite as sharp a deal as 120pk but enough for me.

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  1337 on 09/04/2017 - 19:36

  anyone use these before how do they compare with Alkaline batteries?

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    Kiwi on 09/04/2017 - 19:50

    These are alkaline batteries..

    Looked at the wrong listing, haha.

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      1337 on 09/04/2017 - 19:55

      was about to reply…

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        Kiwi on 09/04/2017 - 19:57

        Some info here.

        Carbon Zinc (aka General Purpose, Heavy Duty, Zinc Chloride)

        Pros:

        Really cheap
        Long shelf life
        An acceptable battery for low-drain devices like clocks, radios, and remote controls
        Cons:
        Lowest capacity of any battery besides NiCd's
        An alkaline is usually better, even though it costs slightly more
        Summary. This is the original chemistry for household batteries, dating back to the 1800's! And it's still being used today, though of course better batteries have come along in the meantime. In fact, alkalines have all but replaced Carbon Zinc's. In any case where a Carbon Zinc would work, an alkaline will last even longer. The alkaline costs a little more, but it lasts 2-11x as long, making it the far better value. (Energizer)

         If a package of batteries doesn't say what chemistry it is, it's almost certainly Carbon Zinc, Leclanché flavor.  (See below.)
        
        For years if you bought something and batteries were included, they were almost certainly Carbon Zinc, because that was the cheapest batteries that the manufacturer could get away with.  But alkalines aren't really that much more expensive, and some manufacturers don't wish to appear cheap, so alkalines are being bundled with new devices more and more.
        

        Naming. Some sources call these Zinc Carbon instead of Carbon Zinc, but I'll use the latter. And I'll abbreviate to CZ for short.

        There are two flavors of CZ batteries:
        GENERAL PURPOSE. These are the original CZ, using the Leclanché method.
        (SUPER) HEAVY DUTY. These use the newer method, Zinc Chloride, which offers 2-3x the capacity of Leclanché batteries, better performance at lower temperatures, and are less prone to leaking. They were "Heavy Duty" compared to Leclanché batteries when they were introduced decades ago, but compared to modern batteries, "Heavy Duty" are really "Super Extremely Light Duty".
        So if a battery is labeled "General Purpose", "[Super] Heavy Duty", or "Zinc Chloride", you'll know exactly which flavor of CZ it is. But if it's labeled just "Carbon Zinc" (or "Zinc Carbon"), then it could be either the low-capacity Leclanché version, or the (slightly) higher-capacity zinc chloride version.

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        Avantime on 09/04/2017 - 21:59

        @Shaw:

        So these Philips zinc-chloride batteries last half as long as alkaline batteries, so 120 of these will roughly equal about 60 alkaline batteries. Bunnings is selling 30 Varta (Made in Germany) Alkaline AAs for $15, or 60 batteries for $30. There are no savings here.

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  singh on 10/04/2017 - 08:46

  One cheap and nasty way to fill up NZ's small landfills full of chemicals…

  Eneloops ftw.