JCB LR44 Super Alkaline Batteries - 2 Pack

LR44 is a button cell, and this card carries two of them from the JCB Super Alkaline range. The code is the useful part here: LR44 is a standard designation rather than a brand name, so an LR44 from one maker is the same size and the same nominal 1.5V as an LR44 from any other. The L marks alkaline chemistry and the R a round cell, which is why the code tells you more than the word button ever could. Each one is a plain silver disc with the JCB mark on the face.

A cell this size is asked for by the things that live in a drawer rather than on a shelf: kitchen scales, calculators, laser pointers, digital thermometers, key fobs, small LED lights, watches and the sound units inside children's toys. Because it is such a common size, it is worth keeping spares in the house rather than hunting one down on the evening a device goes quiet. The surest check before you order is to slide the old cell out and read the code stamped on its face, or look up the code in the device's manual. This pack prints LR44 and no other equivalent codes, so match on LR44 itself.

You receive two cells on one card. Our minimum order on this listing is 10, sold in multiples of 10, so the smallest order brings twenty cells across ten cards, which suits a workshop, a classroom or a cupboard that never seems to hold the right cell when it is wanted. The pack does not print a shelf life. If two is the wrong quantity for you, the same LR44 size also appears in our JCB range as a 10 pack, and that range runs from AAA and D cells through to 9V and lithium coin cells in CR2016, CR2025 and CR2032.

How do I know my device takes an LR44?

Slide the old cell out and read the code stamped on its face, or check the code printed in the device's manual. LR44 is a standard size, so it matches across makers.

What do I actually receive?

One card holding two LR44 cells. The minimum order on this listing is ten cards, which works out at twenty cells in total.

Is an LR44 the same as a CR2032?

No. CR2032 is a 3V lithium coin cell and LR44 is a 1.5V alkaline button cell, so the two are not interchangeable even though both are round and flat.

Are button cells safe to keep around children?

Button cells of any make are a swallowing hazard, so store them well out of reach of small children and pets, and check that a toy's cell compartment closes securely.

Should I change both cells at the same time?

Where a device takes two, it is worth fitting both fresh cells together, because a part used cell alongside a new one tends to set the pace for both.