Energizer Alkaline Power AA Batteries (LR6) - 12 Pack

These are AA alkaline cells from the Energizer Alkaline Power range, supplied twelve to a pack. AA is the cylindrical 1.5 volt cell that most household electronics are built around, and LR6 is its international code, so a device asking for AA, LR6 or a 1.5V cell of that size takes one of these. Alkaline is the standard single-use chemistry: it is not rechargeable, and it suits equipment that draws current slowly over months rather than heavily over an hour or two. The pack prints a seven year shelf life.

A twelve pack is the quantity that stops you hunting for a spare. AA is the cell inside television and set-top remote controls, wall clocks, wireless keyboards and mice, games controllers, digital kitchen scales, torches, portable radios, children's toys and a great many battery-powered sensors. Keeping a dozen in a drawer means the clock in the hall and the remote in the sitting room both get sorted the same afternoon. Where a device takes two or four cells, change the whole set together rather than mixing a fresh cell with a tired one, because a set runs at the rate of its weakest member.

Each pack holds twelve cells. This listing carries a minimum order of twelve, sold in multiples of twelve, so a full order brings a case quantity rather than a single blister pack; that suits a workshop, an office stationery cupboard, a school or a shop counter more than a one-off household buy. The seven year shelf life printed on the pack is what makes ordering at that quantity reasonable, since unused cells can sit in the cupboard and still be worth reaching for. We also stock Energizer Alkaline Power in AAA, C, D and 9V, plus alkaline LR44 and lithium coin cells, if something else in the same drawer takes a different size.

Is an LR6 cell the same thing as an AA?

Yes. LR6 is the international code for the 1.5 volt alkaline cell that we call AA in the UK, so a device listing either name takes one of these.

How many cells do I get, and how many packs do I have to order?

One pack holds twelve AA cells. The minimum order on this listing is twelve packs, sold in multiples of twelve, which works out at 144 cells in total.

Can these be recharged?

No. Alkaline cells are single use and must never go in a charger. If you want cells you can recharge, we list an Energizer charger supplied with AA rechargeable cells instead.

How long will they keep before I use them?

The pack states a seven year shelf life. Keep them dry and at normal room temperature, and leave each cell in its blister until the moment you need it.

Will they suit a device that asks for 1.5 volts?

Yes. An AA alkaline cell has a nominal voltage of 1.5 volts, which is the figure nearly all AA-powered equipment is designed around, whether it takes one cell or four.