Cheap 9 volt batteries

[Andrew1776]

Hey guys does anyone know a website I can get a great deal on 9volt batteries? They are expensive and I want to buy them in bulk. 9 bucks for 2 batteries is just too expensive. Any suggestions? Thanks fellas

[SkiWhiz]

9 bucks for 2 batteries . Holy #$#^&*%$# where are they charging that. Check out the Dollar Stores if you have any around, if not see if you can find them on eBay.

[Metalbender]

I went rechargeable but sombody might have a source for cheapies. Good luck and let us know.

[melato]

http://www.batteriesareus.com/index....roducts_id=296

Not sure what shipping costs are.

[Bentfork]

Gotta Sam's or Costco nearby?

[PSYS]

Originally Posted by Andrew1776

...9 bucks for 2 batteries is just too expensive. Any suggestions? Thanks fellas

$9 for (2) batteries sound like Lithium prices... not sure what kinda detector you've got, but I'm almost positive that a standard alkaline 9-volt battery will suffice.

I know that, for example, my GPS unit recommends (2) AA - Lithium batteries in order to get the most out of the unit as far as battery life goes. And they are significantly more expensive than standard alkaline AA batteries.

[greenmonster66]

I bought an 8 pack Eveready Gold Alkalines (9V) at Lowes yesterday for $10.48. Great deal I think!

[Ohio Digger]

I ask my wife to bring me ones from work They use some kind of fancy pro ones in all the microphones that last a good while.

[DIGGER27]

Costco...8 Duracells for about 14 bucks if you buy them in the store.
Shipped...4 for $12.88
CVS has BOGO deals all the time,too.

[Tony M]

I have been very happy with the "Kirkland" brand batteries from Costco. They last as long as Duracel or Energizer for a lot less $$

[bigdog02]

Went to a local dollar store - 1 dollar for every generic 9 volt battery.

[melato]

Just bought some at CVS. They have the CVS brand 2 packs for $6.24 and they're buy on get one free.

That's 4- 9V for $6.24.

[tjr35]

Originally Posted by bigdog02

Went to a local dollar store - 1 dollar for every generic 9 volt battery.

Get what you pay for.

[greenmonster66]

AGAIN HOW CAN YOU BEAT THIS DEAL!!

I bought an 8 pack Eveready Gold Alkalines (9V) at Lowes last week for $10.48 total.

[scotrod]

i get mine at sams club cant remember what i paid for a pack of 10 but sure was cheeper than what you paid good luck

[MrJeep]

Originally Posted by Andrew1776

Hey guys does anyone know a website I can get a great deal on 9volt batteries? They are expensive and I want to buy them in bulk. 9 bucks for 2 batteries is just too expensive. Any suggestions? Thanks fellas

Go to Dollar Tree, 2 9V for $1.00+tax. Their Sunbeam Super Heavy Duty batteries. You can't beat the price. I use them in my pinpointer.

[FL-Hunter]

Originally Posted by Andrew1776

Hey guys does anyone know a website I can get a great deal on 9volt batteries? They are expensive and I want to buy them in bulk. 9 bucks for 2 batteries is just too expensive. Any suggestions? Thanks fellas

It would help if I knew exactly what you were using them for. Battery technology is a funny thing. You have carbon zinc, alkaline & lithium in the disposable department, then you have nickel metal hydride in the rechargeable. All those technologies will yield different results for different types of use, current draw (device specific), operating temperature, standby current draw, maximum current draw etc.

If you have a device that draws very little current in its maximum operating mode, carbon zinc batteries can last as or almost as long as an alkaline battery and the carbon zincs can withstand higher temperatures like in a hot car vs. all the rest. Lithium cells can last longer in high current draw devices and can withstand extreme cold temperatures well below freezing without loosing life/charge. Alkalines work pretty well in just about all uses, and are more expensive than carbon zinc cells. Carbon zinc cells are the cheapest of cheap batteries, usually supplied with a remote that came with a DVD player, or some child's toy. They will not say Alkaline anywhere on them, that's the only way to tell. You will never see a battery that says, "Carbon Zinc Cell" on it.

Contrary to popular belief, storing batteries in the freezer is a bad misconception and will significantly reduce battery life and state of charge. That storage technique stems from the old Carbon Zinc Cells, they would last longer if stored in the refrigerator, however that was for Carbon Zinc Cells not Alkalines an was later proved to be false. Batteries last their longest stored at room temperature, and 60-72 degrees is optimal storage temp for all battery technologies currently.

Typically, Alkaline batteries are prone to leaking more than any other battery and I don't care who's brand it is. They ALL leak eventually. I have found that Lithium batteries almost never leak and NiMh if they do secrete anything, its a white powdery stuff that forms at the vent holes on the + side of the battery and happens as they get VERY old and its not nearly as common as Alkaline cells. Their secretions do not eat up metal and cause your battery terminals to erode like alkaline cells do. And by the way, if you every have an Alkaline cell leak in a device, get a Q-Tip and dip the end in plain white vinegar and clean the terminals with that. Vinegar will neutralize the Alkaline (which is not battery acid btw). contrary to popular belief.

Rechargeable NiMh or Nickel Metal Hydride cells, can be recharged about 150 times before you see signs of significant wear. Some will last much longer, others much less depending upon how well you take care of them, how they are used and what brands you use. You never want to take a NiMh cell down past its minimum rated voltage of 1.0-1.2v. The further you run them down and the more times you do this, you reduce the life expectancy significantly.

NiMh cells need to be charged or topped off right before use if you want the best operating time from them as they loose 1-5% of their charge per day depending upon temperature stored at, and how long they are in storage for. They have a high self discharge rate otherwise known as high internal resistance which reduces their shelf life between charges. Let one sit for 30 days and your pretty much at 50% or less power remaining. There are newer "low internal resistance" otherwise advertised like the new 'AA' Energizer cells that say, longer shelf life. Energizer has not incorporated that new technology in any of their batteries other than the "AA" cells as of the time of this post, as those seem to be the most popular with the 9v being the least popular cell of them all.

If you using it in a pin pointer than I would not waste my money on buying batteries at all. I have a Vibra Probe pin pointer and what I do, is every 18 months, I change my 9V Energizer Alkaline Cells in my Household Smoke Detectors out with a brand new 9V Energizer Alkaline cell as preventative maintenance. I take the old cells and mark them with a black sharpie marker "old" and I use them for my pin pointer. I get about 3+ months out of each one and I have 6 smoke detectors in my home. So I get fresh cells in my smoke detectors and recycle the older cells that still have 40-75% charge remaining left in them and use it for my pin pointer until they die completely. When I run out of cells, I am changing smoke detector batteries again.

As far as where I buy my batteries, I get them from Sam's club. They are the freshest and cheapest there.

If I did not have 9V smoke detectors, I would buy 2 Energizer rechargeable 9V cells and use them in my Pinpointer as they cost about $10 each and they will last me a very long time before they no longer hold a charge. If you use a real computerized charger/analyzer like the ones made by Powerex, than your NiMh cells should last you close to 10 years or longer. All those charges that come with a pack of batteries or you buy them on the shelf separate, will kill your batteries and severely reduce their life expectancy. The reason for this is they are time based charges. They do not use the current industry standard of negative delta V detection method to determine when the battery is fully charged and as it gets closer to full charge state, it backs off the current and keeps the battery from getting hot. Hot batteries while charging means you are cooking the chemicals and killing your cells over the short time. Those 15 minute chargers you see in the stores that sell for the highest price are the worst chargers for your batteries. They don't even fully charge them, because you can't get more than 80% power into a cell at that rapid rate and they will kill your cells in less than 1 year guaranteed! Why do they make them? Good question, I asked that to the Energizer techs, they responded, people want to be able to charge their batteries fast as people are always on the run and don't care if they wear out their cells faster. I disagree with that, because I think if they told people that, and people were educated, they would opt to slow charge them and use a computerized charger/analyzer and have their cells last longer.

Remember, cells last much longer and will take more charges if you slow charge them than when you rapid charge them. You never want to charge a warm/hot cell. Let it cool down for about 4 hours before you charge it.

http://www.mahaenergy.com/store/list...?idcategory=11

I hope that gives you some insight that may help you decide whether you want to buy cheap batteries or rethink your plan to save some money in the long run.

Sorry for the really long post, but I felt this would be very beneficial to all out there and help everyone save money on batteries over their years. Education on battery technologies is something that a manufacture will never tell you. They make claims like, lasts longer in certain devices. They are not kidding, but if you use them in low current draw devices, you will get the same as a cheaper battery or sometimes less power.

Let me know if you have any questions.

[E-TracManiac]

Originally Posted by Ohio Digger

I ask my wife to bring me ones from work They use some kind of fancy pro ones in all the microphones that last a good while.

[R.I.Terry]

i hate cheap batteries.. i bought 2 4 packs in a pinch at a odd lot for my SE and got a full 3 hours. no more cheap batt's for me.