Sanyo Batteries?

Guyon · February 18, 2001, 10:38 AM

Anybody use them? I was thinking about ordering a dozen or so from here:
http://store.yahoo.com/electronetdis...123alitba.html

12 for about $28 (that includes shipping) seems like a great deal. However, I've never heard of Sanyo batteries. Should I just stick with Duracells, or are the Sanyos good batteries too?

Rinspeed · February 18, 2001, 01:36 PM

Guyon, As far as I can tell they are just as
good as the Duracells or the Energizer EL123.
I do have the P61 lamp assembly in my 6Z so
run time is not big concern of mine. I just
try to keep a few extras on hand. If you are
not on Botach's e-mail list I would suggest
it as they put both the Sanyo and Energizer
on sale for $1.50-$2.00 a piece every other
month or so.

Coronach · February 20, 2001, 12:07 AM

Ditto. Sanyos seem to work just as well as Duracells. No, this is not a scientific analysis...just seems to be that way.

Mike

Double Naught Spy · February 20, 2001, 08:36 AM

You know, Consumer Reports did a piece on batteries last year or the year before. It dealt with store brands versus name brands. As it turned out, many of the store brand batteries could actually be identified as being from name brand manufacturers and some of the name brands are really just the same product packaged under a different name.

I would guess that Sanyo, an electronics company, may not actually produce the batteries. I don't know for certain, but I would guess they are made by some other company. That being said, I have used them in my Scorpions and they have performed fine.

Kevlarman · February 20, 2001, 10:05 PM

I use the Sanyo batteries in my Streamlight Scorpion, and they seem to work just fine - about the same running time as the Duracell Ultras.

BTW, Sanyo is one of the leaders in the battery industry, especially Ni-Cds.

February 20, 2001, 12:07 AM	#3
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February 18, 2001, 10:38 AM	#1
Guyon Senior Member Join Date: July 27, 2000 Location: Over the Hills and Through the Woods, Tennessee Posts: 1,207	Anybody use them? I was thinking about ordering a dozen or so from here: http://store.yahoo.com/electronetdis...123alitba.html 12 for about $28 (that includes shipping) seems like a great deal. However, I've never heard of Sanyo batteries. Should I just stick with Duracells, or are the Sanyos good batteries too?

February 18, 2001, 01:36 PM	#2
Rinspeed Senior Member Join Date: February 1, 2000 Posts: 1,505	Guyon, As far as I can tell they are just as good as the Duracells or the Energizer EL123. I do have the P61 lamp assembly in my 6Z so run time is not big concern of mine. I just try to keep a few extras on hand. If you are not on Botach's e-mail list I would suggest it as they put both the Sanyo and Energizer on sale for $1.50-$2.00 a piece every other month or so.

February 20, 2001, 08:36 AM	#4
Double Naught Spy Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2001 Location: Forestburg, Montague Cnty, TX Posts: 12,716	You know, Consumer Reports did a piece on batteries last year or the year before. It dealt with store brands versus name brands. As it turned out, many of the store brand batteries could actually be identified as being from name brand manufacturers and some of the name brands are really just the same product packaged under a different name. I would guess that Sanyo, an electronics company, may not actually produce the batteries. I don't know for certain, but I would guess they are made by some other company. That being said, I have used them in my Scorpions and they have performed fine.

February 20, 2001, 10:05 PM	#5
Kevlarman Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 1999 Posts: 131	I use the Sanyo batteries in my Streamlight Scorpion, and they seem to work just fine - about the same running time as the Duracell Ultras. BTW, Sanyo is one of the leaders in the battery industry, especially Ni-Cds.