A guy on another list tells me he just bought some Duracells at Costo
(with a $5 off coupon) that are clearly labeled "made in Japan". Net
cost for 8 was 1.40/cell. My Chinese ones came from Home Depot and cost
more like 3.25/cell.
Chuck Norcutt
usher99@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Thanks, Dr. Battery.
>
> Mike
>
>
> This website has some limited tests on various Eneloop competitors
> including
> the Sony and duracell cells.
>
> As Chuck mentioned, apparently Duracell has gone to Chinese made cells
> now.
>
> http://www.stefanv.com/electronics/low_self_discharge.html
>
> These tests do not compare high rate capacity, but even at these rates
> the
> Eneloops demonstrate lower internal resistance/higher voltage as
> demonstrated
> by the mWh being a bit higher than the competitors.
> So we might guess the Eneloops would have a bigger advantage at high
> discharge
> rates in comparison to competitors in this group.
>
> tim Hughes
>
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