Eveready Gold AA Batteries (LR6) - 4 Pack

This is a blister pack of four Eveready Gold AA alkaline batteries, the standard 1.5V cylindrical cell that fits the AA compartment in most household equipment. AA is the size named LR6 under the international coding used on packs and inside battery compartments, so if your device lists LR6 rather than AA, it is asking for exactly this cell. Alkaline is a primary chemistry: each cell is used once and then recycled, never recharged. It is the everyday choice for the bulk of the battery drawer rather than a specialist cell.

Four cells is the quantity that suits the things that run in pairs: a television remote and a second remote, a wall clock, a wireless mouse and keyboard, a child's toy, a kitchen scale, a digital thermometer. Keep the pack in the drawer and you can do two jobs from it rather than one. Where a device takes more than one cell, replace the whole set together and keep the same brand and chemistry throughout, because mixing old with new or alkaline with zinc carbon pulls the weaker cells down and can push a tired one into leaking inside the compartment.

The pack states that these cells are ready to use for up to 10 years in storage, so a spare four can sit in the drawer and still be good the evening something finally goes flat. One unit is the pack of four; the minimum order is 12, sold in multiples of 12, which works out at 48 cells and suits a household stocking up or an office keeping a shared supply. The Gold line also runs to AAA, C, D and 9V here, so one order can cover the whole drawer.

How many cells do I actually receive?

One unit is a single pack holding four AA cells. The minimum order is 12 packs, sold in multiples of 12, which comes to 48 cells in total.

Is LR6 the same thing as AA?

Yes. AA is the common household name and LR6 is the international code for an alkaline cell of that size, so a device asking for either takes these.

Can these be put on a charger?

No. Alkaline cells are primary cells, made to be used once and then taken to a battery recycling point rather than recharged in a charging unit.

How long will they keep before I need them?

The pack states they are ready to use for up to 10 years in storage. Keep them sealed in their blister, somewhere cool and dry, until the day you need them.

Will they run a games controller or another heavy drain device?

They fit any device built for the AA size and 1.5V, though the manufacturer does not print a capacity figure or a runtime, so no hours are quoted here.

What voltage is each cell?

Every AA alkaline cell is nominally 1.5V, so equipment specified for 1.5V AA cells takes these directly with no adapter or spacer needed.