Description
This is a household pack of thirty AA alkaline cells from the Eveready Gold line, each giving the standard 1.5V that AA devices are built around. AA is also catalogued as LR6, so if the cell you are replacing carries either marking, this is the same size and the same chemistry. Thirty is a stocking quantity rather than a top-up one. The retail pack states that these cells last up to ten times longer than Eveready Super Heavy Duty cells, based on an ANSI grooming test, a comparison drawn against a heavy duty cell rather than against another alkaline.
Alkaline AA is the workhorse of the house. Television and set top box remotes, wall clocks, wireless mice and keyboards, kitchen scales, games controllers, children's toys, torches and door chimes all tend to take them, and a pack this size covers the drawer for all of it. It suits offices, classrooms, village halls and holiday lets too, where a dozen small devices quietly run down at different times and nobody wants to be hunting for two cells on a Sunday. The cells arrive in one flat card retail box, which stacks neatly in a cupboard or a van rack.
Alkaline cells are single use, so these are not the ones to buy if you want to charge and reuse; rechargeable AA cells are a different chemistry and a different product. Because cells in series drain together, it is also worth putting a matched set into anything that takes more than one, rather than pairing a fresh cell with a part-used one. This listing is sold as one pack of thirty cells, with a minimum order of eight packs in multiples of eight. The Gold range also runs to AAA, C, D and 9V, so one order can cover every size in the drawer.
Specification
| Size |
AA |
| Chemistry |
Alkaline |
| Voltage |
1.5V |
| Codes |
LR6 |
| Pack quantity |
30 cells |
| Sold as |
One pack of 30 cells |
| Minimum order |
8, sold in multiples of 8 |
Frequently Asked
Will these fit anything that takes AA batteries?
Yes. AA is a single fixed size, catalogued as LR6, so any device that asks for AA or LR6 at 1.5V takes these cells.
How many cells do I actually receive?
One unit of this listing is a pack of thirty cells. The minimum order is eight packs, sold in multiples of eight, so the smallest order brings 240 cells.
Can I recharge them?
No. Alkaline cells are a single use chemistry and are not made to be charged. Rechargeable AA cells use a different chemistry and are bought separately.
What does the ten times longer claim on the pack actually compare?
The pack states up to ten times longer life against Eveready Super Heavy Duty cells, based on an ANSI grooming test. That is a comparison with a heavy duty cell, not with another alkaline.
How do these differ from the Super Heavy Duty cells in the same range?
The Super Heavy Duty AA carries the code R6 rather than LR6, which marks a different chemistry. These Gold cells are alkaline, as the pack sets out.
Does the pack print a shelf life figure?
No shelf life figure is printed on this retail pack, so we do not quote one. The manufacturer does not state it for this line.