Duracell LR44 Alkaline Batteries - 4 Pack

The LR44 is a small round alkaline cell running at 1.5 volts, and this card holds four of them. Duracell prints three further references under the name: A76, V13GA and 76A. That is worth reading before you order, because the same cell is sold under all of those codes, so a manual or an old battery marked A76 or V13GA is asking for exactly this one. The pack states 50 per cent extra life. Alkaline is the everyday chemistry for this size, and the usual choice wherever a device is not a precision watch movement.

LR44 is one of those sizes that turns up all over the house once you start looking. Kitchen scales, digital thermometers, laser pointers, tyre gauges, calculators, small remote controls, LED tealights, bike computers, car key fobs and a great many children's toys all take it, often three stacked in a tube. Four cells cover a device that needs three and leave one spare, or two devices that need two each. If you are refilling a household spares tin rather than fixing one item today, this is the size to put in it, because it is the one you will reach for again.

Check the code before you buy rather than after: some watch movements call for the silver oxide SR44 or 357, which share the shape but not the chemistry, so follow what the device asks for. One unit of this listing is a blister of four cells, and the minimum order is 10 units sold in multiples of 10, so 40 cells arrive in the smallest order. The card carries a keep out of reach of children warning, which is worth heeding with cells this size. We also stock the same LR44 as a two pack, alongside Duracell lithium coin cells in CR2032, CR2025 and CR1616.

Is an A76 the same battery as an LR44?

Yes. Duracell prints A76, V13GA and 76A on this card alongside LR44, because the one cell is sold under all four references depending on the manufacturer quoting it.

Can I use these where the device asks for an SR44 or a 357?

Those references are silver oxide rather than alkaline. The shape is the same but the chemistry is not, so fit what the device manual or the old cell specifies.

How many cells do I actually receive, and what is the smallest order?

One unit is a blister card of four cells. The minimum order is 10 units in multiples of 10, so the smallest quantity that ships is 40 cells.

Which way round does the cell go in?

The wide printed face carrying the Duracell name and the plus symbol is the positive terminal, and in most holders it faces up towards the spring clip or contact.

My torch or pointer takes three of these stacked. Should I change them all together?

Yes, replace the whole stack with cells of the same size and chemistry at the same time, as mixing a fresh cell with partly used ones shortens the run.

What shelf life does the pack give?

The manufacturer does not print a shelf life figure on this card, so we do not quote one. Keep spares in the unopened blister until the day you need them.