Description
These are AA alkaline cells from the Energizer Industrial range, supplied ten to a box. AA is the most common cylindrical size in British homes, and its formal code is LR6, which the box prints beside the 1.5V rating. The same panel lists EN91, AM3, MN1500 and Mignon, which are older and European names for the identical cell, so a manual calling for any one of those is calling for this. Alkaline is a primary chemistry, which means each cell is used once and then replaced rather than recharged, and it sits in a drawer for long periods without losing much of what it holds.
Ten is a working quantity rather than a single replacement, so this suits a stock drawer in an office, a workshop, a classroom or a village hall where several devices fall due in the same month. AA runs an enormous spread of equipment: television remotes, wall clocks, wireless keyboards and mice, torches, doorbell pushes, digital thermometers, blood pressure monitors, radios and most battery powered toys. When you refill a device that takes two or four cells, change the whole set at once rather than pairing a fresh cell with a part used one, because in a series the weakest cell sets what the whole device gets.
Each cell gives a nominal 1.5V, the figure any AA device is built around, so fitting is simply a matter of matching the flat negative end to the spring. One unit of this listing is a box of ten, and the minimum order is twelve, sold in multiples of twelve. Our wider Energizer range runs to AAA, C, D and 9V sizes along with lithium coin cells.
Specification
| Size |
AA |
| Chemistry |
Alkaline |
| Voltage |
1.5V |
| Codes |
LR6, EN91, AM3, MN1500, Mignon |
| Pack quantity |
10 cells |
| Sold as |
One box of 10 cells |
| Minimum order |
12, sold in multiples of 12 |
Frequently Asked
Is LR6 the same thing as AA?
Yes. LR6 is the international code for the alkaline AA cell, and the box also carries EN91, AM3, MN1500 and Mignon for the same size.
How many cells do I actually receive?
One unit is a box of ten cells. The minimum order is twelve boxes, sold in multiples of twelve, so a first order brings 120 cells.
Can these be recharged?
No. Alkaline cells are primary cells, made to be used once and then replaced, so they should not be put in a charger built for rechargeable cells.
Can I mix these with rechargeable AA cells in one device?
Better not to. Rechargeable NiMH cells sit at a nominal 1.2V against 1.5V here, and mixing chemistries in a series leaves the cells working unevenly.
How long will one cell last?
That depends on the device and how hard it draws. No capacity figure in mAh is printed on the pack or given in the manufacturer specification.