Rayovac Maximum Plus

[tater_salad]

Just picked up a AA 12pk of these at Wal Mart for $4.87 Has anybody tried these AA's?

 

[Phaserburn]

I have. They're top quality cells, IMHO. I don't hesitate to buy them if they are among the lowest price. On the other hand, I won't pay a premium for a "name" cell. The general CPF consensus is that when it comes to alkaline cells, buy the price. Any difference in performance is trivial versus the price of new cells.

 

[JasonC8301]

I have (I personally have two 24 packs and gave one 24 pack to my godmother.) They are nice batteries from the past 5-6 months of using them (used to be a die hard Energizer user.) I think I paid $7.87 for the 24 pack.

I have not noticed any performance drop in the devices I use them in (My MP3 CD player, Canon A10 digital camera, and so on.)

I also run the rayovac AAA's in my rayovac headlamp.

I still have a 12 pack of Duracells and random Energizers laying around, but rayovac is my go to battery in terms of brand and price.

 

[tater_salad]

Wish they had the 24 pack, that's a good price.

 

[Michael]

Bought a 30-pack of these very same cells at Home Depot in Natick, MA several months ago for $9.99. Best deal I've seen on these--about $0.35 per cell after tax.

 

[tater_salad]

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Michael said:
Bought a 30-pack of these very same cells at Home Depot in Natick, MA several months ago for $9.99.......about $0.35 per cell after tax.

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[LightScene]

Although Rayovacs are cheap, I think they are the best.
30 AA's or AAA's for $10 at Lowe's Hardware. It makes you think twice before paying $13 for 4 Rayovac 15 minute rechargeables at Walmart. 4 rechargeables = 39 disposables.... hmmm.

 

[DrGwat]

The 24 packs are on clearance at my Home Depot for $5.00 right now.

 

[chumley]

I found 30 packs at Target for $10 last summer. I have found that the Rayovacs don't work well in my SL 4AA 7 led. The light flickers when it is in motion, the Duracells that came with the light worked fine. However, the Rayovacs still work in most other things I use.

I haven't measured the length, but I suspect that the Rayovacs might be shorter.

 

[jayflash]

Those Ray O's have the highest "flash" amps of all the brands I've tested. Way in the past Ray O Vac was the worst domestic brand but that has, thankfully, changed.

 

[Techmedic]

Chumley,

You are right when it comes to the length. At work we have digital camera that needed batteries. I plopped in the ROV cells and it didn't work. After some significant hair loss and 40 minutes later, yes they are shorter, but you can barely see it. Easiest way to check, place two identical cells beside each other on a hard flat surface, and put the cell in question next to them. Hold a ruler across the tops and see if there is any difference. The eyeball will see it.
Always have had great performance with ROV's, but I still buy in bulk based on price.

 

[gadget_lover]

[ QUOTE ]
LightScene said:
Although Rayovacs are cheap, I think they are the best.
30 AA's or AAA's for $10 at Lowe's Hardware. It makes you think twice before paying $13 for 4 Rayovac 15 minute rechargeables at Walmart. 4 rechargeables = 39 disposables.... hmmm.

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There's a place for both. When I forgot to replenish my AA supply, I was glad that I had some Rayovac 15 minute rechargeable (Ic3) batteries on hand. The 10 to 1 price difference is fairly high, but when you run through a lot of them (can you say digital camera?) it makes sense quickly. The alkaline also tend to run down quickly in my camera, whereas the Nimh last quite a while.

Daniel

 

[BuddTX]

Ray-o-vac is the only brand I buy.

Make sure they are the newer BLUE and silver batteries, not the older GOLD/BLACK batteries.

 

[Phaserburn]

I just picked up a 12 pack on sale at Stop and Shop, of all places; 3.99 on sale.

 

[tater_salad]

Lots of good info.

 

[PhotonBoy]

If you buy Energizer and Duracell at their inflated prices you're just paying for marketing and advertising costs.

 

[BentHeadTX]

My 10-year-old son did a science fair project with a regular flashlight and my minimag BB500 R2H. Duracell, Rayovac and Energizer batteries were compared after certain amount of time of use. Went through 18 batteries and the results were interesting.
Rayovac was #1 in runtime! After running the flashlights for 90 minutes, I checked the voltage with my Fluke 179 True RMS meter. Rayovac had the highest voltage, followed by Energizer and then Duracell in last. The difference was not huge (Rayovac won by 0.1 to 0.3 volts) it was great that the cheapest happened to have better runtime/voltage.

 

[avusblue]

I bought the Rayovacs for years and was happy. Then I switched over to the Wal-Mart EverActive batteries, and was very pleased with their performance and value. Now it seems like the EverActives are no longer available in larger sized packages, and the Rayovacs are cheaper in the bigger packs. So I have switched back to Rayovac. I cannot tell a difference in performance between the big name brands, Rayovac, and EverActive -- so I just buy the ones that are cheapest on a unit basis.

If you buy big name DuraGizers, you're just throwing away good money that could be better spent on more flashlights!

Cheers,

Dave

 

[snakebite]

the everactives i have are rayovacs relabeled for wallyworld.

 

[PhotonBoy]

snakebite: how do you know that everactives are re-branded rayovacs?

BTW, Dorcy is distributing very inexpensive cells in Canada now. I'd love to see a comparison with the big names.