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24-Pack Amazon Basics Rechargeable 850 mAh AAA NiMh High-Capacity Batteries $16.04 with S&S

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Slightly more expensive then a deal posted in January at $15.11

Final price after subscribe and save discount, otherwise they are $16.88

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Model: AmazonBasics AAA Rechargeable Batteries 12-Pack Pre-Charged - Batter

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dale3h
03-02-2023 at 08:53 PM.

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03-02-2023 at 08:53 PM.
The last time I ordered these (May 2021) I ended up with 5 completely dead batteries out of the 24. From the get-go they wouldn't even register on any chargers, nor show any level of voltage whatsoever on a Fluke multimeter.

As of today only a few of the remaining 19 are still functional. After a couple of slow-drain cycles they tend to die. I primarily used them in slow drain devices, such as bluetooth temperature sensors.

Source: I have many years of experience with alkaline, NiMH, NiCad, LiPO, LiFePO, and Li-ion batteries. I attempted to analyze and charge the "dead" AAA batteries in multiple chargers, but none were able to revive them.
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03-02-2023 at 08:56 PM.
03-02-2023 at 08:56 PM.
Quote from dale3h :
The last time I ordered these (May 2021) I ended up with 5 completely dead batteries out of the 24. From the get-go they wouldn't even register on any chargers, nor show any level of voltage whatsoever on a Fluke multimeter.

As of today only a few of the remaining 19 are still functional. After a couple of slow-drain cycles they tend to die. I primarily used them in slow drain devices, such as bluetooth temperature sensors.

Source: I have many years of experience with alkaline, NiMH, NiCad, LiPO, LiFePO, and Li-ion batteries. I attempted to analyze and charge the "dead" AAA batteries in multiple chargers, but none were able to revive them.
So are you recommending them or not?
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dale3h
03-02-2023 at 09:08 PM.
03-02-2023 at 09:08 PM.
Quote from huge :
So are you recommending them or not?

Based on my experience, I cannot recommend these batteries.

I was merely just sharing my own personal experience with them, and my own experience has been enough to convince me to never buy them again.

However, there is a small possibility that they have improved the quality of these batteries since I purchased them almost 2 years ago (May 2021).

Edit: For more insight from other users of these batteries, check out this previous deal: https://slickdeals.net/f/16262578-amazon-basics-12-pack-aaa-800-mah-rechargeable-batteries-9-82
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Tedusmc2009
03-02-2023 at 11:21 PM.
03-02-2023 at 11:21 PM.
Those are pretty cheap. If I didn't already got some 600 for remotes. I would get those
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Talysdaddy
03-03-2023 at 10:35 PM.
03-03-2023 at 10:35 PM.
There might be a good reason why these are so cheap, sort the reviews on Amazon from starting w/ the newest and you'll get a better picture of why they're this cheap..Amazon clearly knows they're junk so they're tryna get them outta there quickly. I'll pass
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crismoody
03-07-2023 at 09:31 AM.
03-07-2023 at 09:31 AM.
Quote from dale3h :
The last time I ordered these (May 2021) I ended up with 5 completely dead batteries out of the 24. From the get-go they wouldn't even register on any chargers, nor show any level of voltage whatsoever on a Fluke multimeter.

As of today only a few of the remaining 19 are still functional. After a couple of slow-drain cycles they tend to die. I primarily used them in slow drain devices, such as bluetooth temperature sensors.

Source: I have many years of experience with alkaline, NiMH, NiCad, LiPO, LiFePO, and Li-ion batteries. I attempted to analyze and charge the "dead" AAA batteries in multiple chargers, but none were able to revive them.
If you have a pair of metal tongs, you can usually fix the dead rechargeable batteries. I've done this technique many times and it works a majority of the time.

Here is a YouTuber explaining it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g...F0Vc&t=71s
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03-07-2023 at 01:24 PM.
03-07-2023 at 01:24 PM.
Quote from crismoody :
If you have a pair of metal tongs, you can usually fix the dead rechargeable batteries. I've done this technique many times and it works a majority of the time.

Here is a YouTuber explaining it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g...F0Vc&t=71s [youtube.com]
I used a metal twisty tie that comes with breads, just had to strip the paper wrapper around it. shaped it into V-shape, and just dropped it in between the battery contacts in the charger. Still, they fail a lot more often, almost always when you don't even expect it, I hated not knowing when it will fail and having to find a different battery to replace it when I need it, you know?

Still, I have yet to do any of this on my eneloops or eneloop rewraps, I just ended up tossing the Chinese batteries away. I like the reliability and longevity of Japanese batteries, I still have plenty of eneloops I bought 8 years ago that still works really well.
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LavenderPickle7682
03-07-2023 at 11:23 PM.
03-07-2023 at 11:23 PM.
Another quality Amazon Basics product -- the same line that has cables catching fire, yet zero recalls. The item is just quietly delisted and buried.

I wouldn't touch 90% of scamazon's cheap imported junk, just like I wouldn't touch the Dollar Store's cheap imported junk. You get what you pay for.

An alternative? Stick with Eneloop for batteries. For chargers, get an XTAR VC4SL -- it does AA, AAA, 18650, 21700, and many many more. And it's powered off USB, so virtually any 12w+ USB charger will handle it.

Or buy Amazon's stuff, and risk non-functional products...or worse, ones that catch fire.
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03-12-2023 at 06:16 AM.
03-12-2023 at 06:16 AM.
Quote from dale3h :
The last time I ordered these (May 2021) I ended up with 5 completely dead batteries out of the 24. From the get-go they wouldn't even register on any chargers, nor show any level of voltage whatsoever on a Fluke multimeter.

As of today only a few of the remaining 19 are still functional. After a couple of slow-drain cycles they tend to die. I primarily used them in slow drain devices, such as bluetooth temperature sensors.

Source: I have many years of experience with alkaline, NiMH, NiCad, LiPO, LiFePO, and Li-ion batteries. I attempted to analyze and charge the "dead" AAA batteries in multiple chargers, but none were able to revive them.
1st, I try to avoid product using AAA battery. AA is still small but it have more power. AAA is just a waste of resource. I don't care to save the planet but I do care for wasting my limited resource (money) and time.

Now, you must be using those SMART chargers. I prefer the stupid charger that just charge. Anyway, the SMART chargers are ignorant that zero volt battery still can be charge and will work just like normal once they are charged. The "SMART" chargers just refuse to charge when they see zero volt, kinda like Apple refuse to fix your broken product and tell you to buy new one from them... oh you just got your stupid phone yesterday, than we'll replace your NEW iphone with this used iphone for a 2nd chance to fail on you. (too many idiots around me using iphone so I know about these things)

I never experience zero volt rechargeable battery before but these last few years I've been getting the same zero volt rechargeable battery. One way to trick these new and MODERN SMART chargers is to put a zero volt battery with a normal battery in parallel. It'll detect there is a voltage and will charge both the regular and zero volt battery back to normal.

I mark the batteries that got zero volt. After they are recharged they all seem to work normal and the zero volt problem seem to go away too. And if you have the 18650 battery that get zero volt, oh that one is a little smarter so you have to get a little smarter too. The 18650 have a high heat breaker behind the top nipple. It's so smart that sometimes it get trigger too when the heat isn't so high. Most 18650 nipple have openings, get a pin and shove into that opening to reset that heat breaker and you should get voltage again.

Now for another thing our MODERN and SMART society brought us is will SD delete my post again. Need to let the butt hurt babies get their butt hurt from VIOLENT words. Butt hurt grow brain cells.
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stanleychan
03-26-2023 at 01:08 PM.
03-26-2023 at 01:08 PM.
I have similar issue where my newer chargers are refusing to charge the completely drain batteries while the dumb charger works just fine. It's pretty annoying now that when my remote is dead, I have to use both chargers to charge up (1 for the battery that still has some juice left and 1 for battery that's completely dead).
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