I figured I’d start a thread on good prices for batteries for things. I’ll start with the ones I’ve found, which are generally those the best price and good reviews. Please add any you find. (all of these are Amazon Prime with prices of March 2016 unless otherwise noted) CR123A Lithium Batteries …

For the more common sizes, AAA up through D, plus 9 volts, I really like the Kirkland batteries sold at Costco. They tend to come in top 5 in battery quality tests by most independent reviewers, including consumer reports, but at really excellent prices. They are much better quality than Amazon bas…

[image] JDRoberts: Also, it’s helpful to remember that lithium batteries have a different discharge curve than alkaline batteries, and consequently battery reporting can be way off for lithium. They typically stay high for a long time and then drop very quickly. As usual I learned something …

There was another thread about this somewhere. Digikey.com and arrow.com have some of the best prices I’ve seen on coin style batteries, and they are not fake. I’d venture that 99% of the panasonic/sony coins on Amazon are, that’s from my very thorough investigation of 4 orders and 3 were fake. My m…

[image] michaelahess: There was another thread about this somewhere. [image] FAQ: List of Home Automation Retailers Deals Auction and second source sites Sure, you can just look on eBay or BuyDig, but personally I prefer to buy from a place with a decent returns po…

Yup me to, just replaced a motion sensor battery which last battery report was 63% but it was completely dead

[image] Fuzzyligic: Yup me to, just replaced a motion sensor battery which last battery report was 63% but it was completely dead Was it a lithium battery?

it certainly was. Thats the second lithium battery that died in the last two weeks with a fairly high last battery reading.

While discussions on battery behavior is a good thing to have, I created this thread just to discuss and share good prices on batteries. Can we please restrict this thread to that?

[image] jlv: While discussions on battery behavior is a good thing to have, I created this thread just to discuss and share good prices on batteries. Can we please restrict this thread to that? Done… [image] Batteries: Types/Sizes/Uses/Opinions/mAH/Life/ReportingLevels/etc D…

4 years later, I finally ran out of replacements CR2s for my Lowes IRIS gear. The batches I bought all had an expiration date of 2020. I ended up needing more, so I found: Tenergy CR2 (no longer called Propel) 750mAh 10-pack $16.19 ($1.69 ea), 20-pack $28.89 ($1.39 ea) AmazonBasics CR2 800mAh …

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Was it a lithium battery?

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