Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries 4xAAA, 4xAA, 2xC, 2xD or 1x9V £2.99 @ Lidl from 6/6/11

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- 4 x AAA 900mAh
- 4 x AA 2500mAh
- 2 x C 4000mAh
- 2 x D 4500mAh
- 9V block 200mAh

russ331

I bought Tronic AA batteries a year or two ago. Very disappointed with them. They lose charge quickly. Cheap but not value for money.

These http://www.amazon.co.uk/Duracell-Rechargeable-Accu-Supreme-Batteries/dp/B0031OE6LG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306861404&sr=8-1 are far superior, & well worth the extra cost.

sillygoose

As above

I have used a lot of Lidl ones in the past, their vastly over rated even from new. Sadly this is something you can't cut corners on (big fan of Lidl normally).

Got some Duracell ones of the same 'rating' but they keep my camera going many times longer and even when its been put away for a long time the Duracells always have their charge still and are ready to go. The lidl ones ran down when not used for a while so I always had to plan ahead and charge them.

(ha! just seen the link in the post above - yes those ones, really good)

That said - for something that gets a constant charge, like a cordless phone handset in a cradle they would be a cheap way of breathing some new life into it.

Thanks anyway op.

Ben84

I really like rechargeable batteries as they're convenient, save a lot of money and are one eco-friendly product that can justifiably claim to save a large percentage of resources against the alternatives. However, to be honest, a lot of rechargeable batteries aren't that good and you have try them out to know if they're worth buying. The ones I usually buy now are branded Eneloop (made by Sanyo in Japan) and they work really well. Their self discharge rate is low, you can stick them in the draw for a year and then when you use them they'll still have plenty of energy left. They also last a long time in most appliances. People overlook them as they don't have the highest mAh ratings, but your appliances such as digital cameras or portable tape recorders don't stop working when the battery is flat, they stop working when the volts drop below a certain limit (maybe ~1.0 V for a 1.2 V battery) so the battery that can discharge at a higher voltage for longest makes you appliance work for longer. My digital camera lasts for hours with the eneloop batteries while other higher mAh ones last as little as 30 minutes.