Energizer Max AA Batteries (LR6) - 12 Pack

Twelve Energizer Max AA cells in one maxi pack, which is the size of purchase that tends to make sense once you have counted how many things in a house actually run on AA. These are alkaline cells at the standard 1.5V, and the size is designated LR6, so where a device's battery door or handbook lists LR6 rather than AA, that is the same cell and it will drop straight in. The pack prints a 10 year shelf life, which is the figure worth looking at when you are buying more cells than you need this month.

AA is the workhorse of the kitchen drawer: television and streaming remotes, wall clocks, wireless keyboards and mice, games controllers, children's toys, digital thermometers, kitchen scales, torches and portable radios. Alkaline chemistry suits all of those, because the draw is either light and constant, as in a clock, or heavy but short, as in a toy motor or a camera flash. Where something runs all day every day, or where you find yourself changing cells every few weeks, a rechargeable NiMH cell is the cheaper answer over a year; for everything else, alkaline is the simpler thing to keep in the house.

Ordering is straightforward. One unit of this listing is one card of twelve cells, and the minimum order is one, in multiples of one. Twelve covers a full replacement round of the remotes and clocks in a typical home with spares left over, and the 10 year shelf life printed on the pack means those spares should still be good long after the ones you fit today have gone flat. Energizer alkaline also sits alongside our wider range of Energizer cells in AAA, C, D and 9V, so the odd sizes can go in the same order.

Is LR6 the same thing as AA?

Yes. LR6 is the international code for the alkaline AA cell, so a device labelled LR6 takes exactly these cells with no adapter needed.

How many cells do I actually receive?

Twelve cells on one card. One unit of this listing is the whole pack of twelve, not a single cell, and the minimum order is one pack.

Can these be recharged?

No. Alkaline cells are single use and should never be put in a charger. If you want cells you can recharge, you need NiMH rechargeables instead.

Can I mix these with the cells already in a device?

Better not to. Change the whole set at once and keep to one brand and one chemistry, because a tired cell drags down the fresh ones beside it.

What voltage will my device see?

Each cell gives a nominal 1.5V, so two in series give 3V and four in series give 6V, which is what most AA powered equipment is designed around.

How long can I keep the spares before using them?

The pack prints a 10 year shelf life, so unused cells bought today should still be usable well beyond the ones you fit straight away.