What's the story with Oxy-Alkaline AAs?

[LitFuse]

What\'s the story with Oxy-Alkaline AAs?

I picked these up at my local Eckerd's store today, they were in the closeout section. I had never even heard of Oxy-Alkaline batteries before. They are 1.7V like Lithium AAs.

Has anyone had any experience with these? Apparently they are supposed to be optimized for high drain devices. Is there something to this or is it just marketing hype? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/help.gif


Peter

 

[PhotonBoy]

Re: What\'s the story with Oxy-Alkaline AAs?

Kodak can't sell lithium AAs, so this is their answer for people needing high-output non-rechargeable AA cells for their Kodak digital cameras.

 

[was_jlh]

Re: What\'s the story with Oxy-Alkaline AAs?

Peter, bought a couple of packs myself last week at Eckerd's. Do a search in here, there are a couple of threads about them. They are higher voltage than normal AAs.

 

[Billson]

Re: What\'s the story with Oxy-Alkaline AAs?

Peter,

Are you sure they are 1.7v. The packaging clearly says 1.5 v.

 

[shiftd]

Re: What\'s the story with Oxy-Alkaline AAs?

Billson, even normal alky, which are rated at 1.5V, have 1.55~1.6V to begin with, out of the package. They quickly go down in voltage when you put load on them.

 

[PhotonBoy]

Re: What\'s the story with Oxy-Alkaline AAs?

You're probably better off with rechargeable NiMH cells, but they're probably inconvenient when you're at Disneyworld and you need those extra shots.

 

[was_jlh]

Re: What\'s the story with Oxy-Alkaline AAs?

Billson, I measured mine, they're a little over 1.7 .

 

[was_jlh]

Re: What\'s the story with Oxy-Alkaline AAs?

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB6&Number=488709

http://www.candlepowerforums.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB6&Number=335735

 

[dukeleto]

Re: What\'s the story with Oxy-Alkaline AAs?

different brand, but same chemistry here

 

[LitFuse]

Re: What\'s the story with Oxy-Alkaline AAs?

Thanks for the info and links guys. They had a bunch of these on clearance, I think I'll pick up a couple more packs.

Peter