Varta CR123 $1.20 ea shipped
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I just picked up a couple boxes of these from Kevin. With only a couple days with them what can I say - the ones used work as expected. They are supposed to be a premium battery. Great price!
Now that the word is out I had to grab another box.
Now that the word is out I had to grab another box.
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Flash_Gordon
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chevrofreak
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That's a pretty darned good deal.
Would one of you be willing to mail a single cell to me so I can compare it to the Surefire, Rayovac and Sanyo cells that I've run through my P1?
It might give a better idea of their value vs the others. The Rayovacs can be had 20 for $19.95 from Borac, but if you only order 20 the shipping is almost $7, making them about $1.35 each. The Surefires cost me about $26 for 12 for a cost of about $2.16 each. The Sanyo's were from Botac as well, so about $27 for 20, making them the same price as the Rayovac.
If the Vartas are made in Japan they may infact be quite excellent cells.
Would one of you be willing to mail a single cell to me so I can compare it to the Surefire, Rayovac and Sanyo cells that I've run through my P1?
It might give a better idea of their value vs the others. The Rayovacs can be had 20 for $19.95 from Borac, but if you only order 20 the shipping is almost $7, making them about $1.35 each. The Surefires cost me about $26 for 12 for a cost of about $2.16 each. The Sanyo's were from Botac as well, so about $27 for 20, making them the same price as the Rayovac.
If the Vartas are made in Japan they may infact be quite excellent cells.
chevrofreak
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westfork said:
fantastic! thanks! :thumbsup:
RCatR
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I love Varta's alkaline AA's-they seemed to keep my camera running longer than the sony rechargeables we used at my highschool
In my opinion Varta does a good job with batteries
In my opinion Varta does a good job with batteries
ViReN
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Varta AA and AAA cells used to get shipped with Peak LED Lights... IMHO, Varta cells are Great. Longest lasting batteries I have seen till now.
chevrofreak
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I got the package today, and here are the results of the tests.
The lime green line is from a cell that was fairly cold. It's been something like 15 degrees Fahrenheit here lately so the cells got pretty chilly. It starts out lower, then increases in brightnes, presumably as the cell warms up. The second (red line) cell was kept in my pocket for half an hour to warm it up a bit and it did slightly better.
First the Varta on their own.
Now versus several other CR123a's.
The Energizers surprised me a bit since they're reportedly supposed to be the same cells as the Rayovac and Surefires.
Much thanks to westfork for sending these to me to test. They seem like an excellent value for the money.
The lime green line is from a cell that was fairly cold. It's been something like 15 degrees Fahrenheit here lately so the cells got pretty chilly. It starts out lower, then increases in brightnes, presumably as the cell warms up. The second (red line) cell was kept in my pocket for half an hour to warm it up a bit and it did slightly better.
First the Varta on their own.
Now versus several other CR123a's.
The Energizers surprised me a bit since they're reportedly supposed to be the same cells as the Rayovac and Surefires.
Much thanks to westfork for sending these to me to test. They seem like an excellent value for the money.
chevrofreak
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westfork said:
Glad to do it
chevrofreak
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I was sent another Varta 123 and a Duracell Ultra to run, but was asked to let them warm up for a few days before running them. They've both been added to the previous graphs.
I really have no idea why the 3rd varta has a slope like that. I thought there might be something messed up with my light so I ran my last Rayovac and it performed as expected, although it ran slightly shorter than the first one. The Duracell Ultra slightly edged them all out, but it was close enough to the Rayovac and Surefire to support the theory that they are the same cells.
I have some really fresh Energizer E2 CR123's with a date code of 2016 (vs the 2012 on the one thats on the graph) and I'll run one of those and add it as well.
I really have no idea why the 3rd varta has a slope like that. I thought there might be something messed up with my light so I ran my last Rayovac and it performed as expected, although it ran slightly shorter than the first one. The Duracell Ultra slightly edged them all out, but it was close enough to the Rayovac and Surefire to support the theory that they are the same cells.
I have some really fresh Energizer E2 CR123's with a date code of 2016 (vs the 2012 on the one thats on the graph) and I'll run one of those and add it as well.
