Lidl red Tronic battery test

The RED Tronic cells where totally red, and it''s years since they were sold, I have 8 of them in regular use and they work great, though others don't like them.

The 2300mah AAA ECO are quite old now, some members said that there was an 2400-2500? EDO AA version was released but had really bad capacity only 2/3 of stated capacity, maybe they were withdrawn I don't know.

I am only getting between 880 and 915mah on the 950mah AAA ECO cells after a couple of refresh analyse cycles.

John
 
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Ah I see so the cells I have bought are not the the "red" Tronic ones.
I hadn"read this thread, i just saw Tronic re-chargeable cells cheap in my local Lidl, knew there had been mention of them on here & decided to try some.
So the 2300mah "eco" cell is an old cell then.
Do members normally get the sort of numbers for them that I have got ?
I would say that based on my experience 880-915mah on a cell rated at 950mah is about spot on.
We very rarely see the full capacity a manufacturer claims for a cell yet alone above it.
In fact I have only seen it twice myself, these Tronic cells & Liitokala 5000mah 26650"s where just about everybody recorded over the claimed 5000mah.
The 8 x AAA"s are in a Lii-500 & C9000 as we speak.
it will be interesting what capacity they show.
 
Ah I see so the cells I have bought are not the the "red" Tronic ones.
I hadn"read this thread, i just saw Tronic re-chargeable cells cheap in my local Lidl, knew there had been mention of them on here & decided to try some.
So the 2300mah "eco" cell is an old cell then.
Do members normally get the sort of numbers for them that I have got ?
I would say that based on my experience 880-915mah on a cell rated at 950mah is about spot on.
We very rarely see the full capacity a manufacturer claims for a cell yet alone above it.
In fact I have only seen it twice myself, these Tronic cells & Liitokala 5000mah 26650"s where just about everybody recorded over the claimed 5000mah.
The 8 x AAA"s are in a Lii-500 & C9000 as we speak.
it will be interesting what capacity they show.
 
It`s been a while since i tested my AA 2300mah cells, But your results seem very good, Even better than i think i got.

I am dying to see your AAA 950mah results, I spent a couple of weeks tying to find the highest capacity and most AAA never reach their stated capacity.

John.
 
AAA"s
Lii-500
854
838
847
868
C9000
840
851
865
838

Lii-500 tested cells average mah = 852
C9000 tested cells average mah = 846
All the AAA"s were discharged at 500 ma.
So not the same result as the AA"s, which all tested above the claimed capacity, with these AAA"s giving about 90% of claimed capacity which in my experience is quite usual.
All the AA"s & AAA"s have only had one C-D-C cycle so I suppose it is possible that with a few more cycles the capacity may rise slightly but I am not going to charge them again until they need it.
I must have got lucky with the AA"s.
 
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2nd capacity test using a Lii-500 on "NOR" test, 300ma charge & discharge
862
874
883
871
Average capacity 873 so slightly higher than the first test, about 92% of manufactures claimed mah.
 
Manufactures usually say it take up to 5 charge/discharge cycles before you get maximum capacity, I was going to try break-in on the C9000 to see how close i could get to 950mah but it takes so long.

John.
 
I don"t expect to get 950mah from the cells so I am not going to bother chasing ma"s.
If capacity rises slightly with futue charges so be it.
I will just use the cells as 862-883mah for cells that cost 75p each is ok in my book.
The AA"s seem like a very good buy IMO at the same 75p for a nearly 2400mah cell.
 
Hello again! I was just looking for info on when LIDL might be stocking the Tronic EnergyEco LSD batteries again, and came across this old thread that I posted on three and a half years ago!
For the record, I've bought lots more of these AA & AAA over the intervening period, plus a couple of 9Vs, and they are all still performing brilliantly, way better than everything else I have, except for some really old Eneloops.
By performing, I mean lasting a good time when in use, and then charging back up to a decent capacity - as an example, figures from three of the original AAs I bought those 3.5 years ago are 2140mah, 2220mah & 2360mah.

So does anyone know when LIDL generally stock these? I've tried calling and am on the email list, but can't find any definite dates. I'm aware it's historically been Nov & Mar, but heard that Jun or Jul might be a possibility...?

Cheers - Jos
 
They only sell rechargeable battery`s 2 or 3 times a year and i see them in the email but mostly in the leaflet i get in store, I went to buy battery`s but they had the lcd chargers even though i did not see them, I bought 2 as they only £9.99 each but i had to return them after they blew up.

John.
 
According to their leaflet, Tronic 2400 mAh AA and 900 mAh AAA rechargeables will be available in Austria and Germany from Monday, May 29th, that's next Monday.
 
In Denmark they do it either on sundays or thursdays. But on different months than in UK. Neither this or next week are they selling any tronic batteries according to their catalog.
 
I wish Lidl would keep rechargeable battery`s in constantly, Most other retailers sell them 365 days of the year, Though they are normally big brand names and cost a lot more, Maybe Lidl discount the price of the battery`s to get people into their stores.

Last time they advertised battery`s in the UK, they sold an Tronic lcd battery charger, Even though it was not in the leaflet or online, I bought 2x as they were only £9.99 each, I put 6 AA Tronic 2300mah cells in the charger and turned on the power, BANG the charger blew-up , I tried the second one BANG again, I took them back to the shop and got a refund, I now only buy the old non lcd display Tronic charger second hand on eBay as they are much better quality and don't blow-up.

John.
 
Yesterday I bought these girly sparklefun batteries at LIDL, 2400mA "Ready to use" manufacture date 2017/5.
Initial discharge gave me 2119-2211mAh.
Considering they have been shelved for six month and I like the colors, I am happy.
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Keep in mind, those 2400mAh Tronic Eco are in fact around 1300mAh or so. I have two friends who got packs at different times (months apart within the last 1.5 year), all those 2400mAh batteries ended at 1300mAh+, not a single one above 1400mAh. Only the 2300mAh version is a true 2300 and a good cheap one. I can't tell if they have prepared a different cell inside for the glitter version you got, I highly doubt really, so check them to be sure you haven't gotten the bad version. Altogether, Lidl's 2400mAh Tronic Energy Eco is a bad product, sorry to ruin this for you Joost because they really look spectacular but it is pointless when the battery does not hold up to its claim. I was lucky and I got the glitter 2300mAh version they released more than 2 years ago; never seen that version since then.
 
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