Which Dollar Store 9V Lasts Longer? Let's Find Out!

Let's find out which dollar store 9V battery, Sunbeam or e-Circuit, lasts longer! Dollar store 9v Battery capacity testing, internal resistance, and more for both super heavy duty batteries . Enjoy the video!
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[@ProjectFarm]

You put together terrific reviews! Thank you very much for all of the time and effort you put into the reviews!

[@E-hab]

You busted mr. farm 😂

[@electronicsNmore]

Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching

[@WaschyNumber1]

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[@SDS-1]

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[@WaschyNumber1]

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[@kimberlybeeson3613]

Sunbeam batteries are the best I’ve ever used believe it or not. I can’t find them anymore. The same ones in my flash light over 5 years and radio over 4 years. Even though I don’t use them every day they are still working.

[@DiyEcoProjects]

Very interesting, thanks for doing this. 16.54mins @ 5v Sunbeam $1 14.42mins @ 5v duracell $5.41 !!! 14.46mins @ 5v E-circuit x2 $1 ... so you can get x10 E-circuis =1480mah for the price of 1x duracell 515mah

[@DIYwithBatteries]

I was searching and i got exactly i wants to know. Thanks for sharing Sir. 🙂👍

[@cassvirgillo3395]

Hello Doug, Good to know, I've used a lot of Sunbeam's and they always give a reasonable amount of use. Thanks for all you do making great videos. Temps in the '70's for the week, calling for 96 Saturday, 98 on Sunday, Summer in Oregon. All the best, C.

[@electronicsNmore]

Thanks for watching Cass!

[@CommodoreFan64]

Seems the E-circuit would good enough at the price for AC backed smoke alarms that don't drain the batteries unless there is a power outage, long as remember to change them yearly.

[@electronicsNmore]

Exactly. You'll need to replace them much sooner than a 9V alkaline, but you'll still get good use out of them. Thanks for watching!

[@power-max]

@@electronicsNmore I wonder what the actual usable shelf life is, since in this use case the real cost is having to bother changing them out, and some people would be concerned about the ecological impact of more frequent disposal of batteries.

[@electronicsNmore]

@Power Max I would only use them in devices used regularly, not infrequently used. As for the environment, I'm not sure if zinc-manganese is better for the environment or worst than zinc-chloride, but you're correct, more batteries will be used.

[@sapelesteve]

Excellent information & video content as always eNm! Keep up the great work...👍😉😷

[@electronicsNmore]

Thanks Steve!

[@DP-hy4vh]

The Dollar Tree in my area phased out the Sunbeams and replaced them with the ecircuit brand.

[@electronicsNmore]

I see both for sale by me, but a lot less Sunbeams. Thanks for watching!

[@james42519]

yeah but they still are alkaline and super heavy duty AA/AAA 4 packs still too. so get the alkaline if you do. i think ecircuit is just rebranded sunbeams really anyways.

[@JT-lq4yd]

This is another useful eNm video. E circuit batteries are a good deal, if my math is correct(not so good at it, correct me if I'm wrong), it's almost 3/4 extra mah for the same price.

[@electronicsNmore]

Yes. You get 75% more by swapping out the e-circuit batteries. Double would be 340mAh. Thanks for watching!

[@bumtracksNew]

I recently tried some ebay EBL AA lithium - usb rechargeables that are advertised 3300mWh - wish you might do testing on those before I buy more.. they're expensive, but seem to work well. I've a 9v everedy in a thermal temperature gun, is somewhere over 10 yrs old and with an occasional recharge is still going strong - think i've gotten my moneys worth on that one.

[@electronicsNmore]

Actually, the batteries are usually rated in mAh. The mAh rating is 2200, which is probably close to the capacity. Thanks for watching.

[@winstonsmith478]

You should do tear-downs, too. Same for the Energizer and Duracell. Also, a price per mAh figure for all would be nice.

[@electronicsNmore]

I do. :-)

[@electronicsNmore]

Price per mAh for Sunbeam is .0059, and for e-circuit .0034.

[@darlenericotta7550]

Very interesting, good to know!

[@electronicsNmore]

Thanks for watching Darlene! Be sure to share the video link with others.

[@vpss6403]

i have a microchip reader pet door. The batteries are suppose to last in unit for 6 months but I need to replace every 3 to 4 weeks. I cleaned the terminals but still have same issue. Any ideas? Thank you

[@SVMSICE]

I listened to your 9 volt battery test between Duracell and Energizer. Later on I find this video of yours. So going by your graphs you are showing at the end of both videos, am I to understand that these Dollar Tree batteries actually lasted longer then the name brands? Or am I confused???

[@em4683]

Thank you for this excellent video. Just FYI: A used Sunbeam 9V measuring at 9.01V will operate our bathroom scale with bright red LED display, but two new e-circuit batteries measuring 9.3 and 9.5 V both only give the low battery display "bAtt". Would this be a function of the batteries' different internal resistances? i just noticed the battery cover specifically says "Alkaline 9V". Thanks again.

[@DigitalArchmage]

I appreciated the test very much - I wish you would have included baseline comparisons with regular brands so that we could compare results (or at least pointed to a video of them). Comparing them against each other is one thing, but usually people in the end will want to compare them to a name brand.

[@electronicsNmore]

Duracell vs 9v here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ2tgKiHi8R9rbc Be sure to share the video links. Thank you!

[@tarstarkusz]

Can you do a video on the Kodak carbon-zinc batteries? According to the data sheet, at least for the D size, they have 8000mah (which is typical for a high quality CZ D battery, not the junk being sold today from the dollar stores and panasonic). I can get them in a pack of 2 for just over a buck. That's a great deal. But I haven't tried any of the other sizes.

[@electronicsNmore]

Seems very high that rating. Let's see how this video does first. The lack of views on a video like this, and my other 2 alkaline battery testing videos isn't good. I cannot keep spending hours and hours making videos to get 2-3K views, meanwhile there are other YT channels uploading trash or stupidity that's unhelpful to others, and they get 10-100x the views. It's illogical. Thanks for watching!

[@tarstarkusz]

@@electronicsNmore According to Wikipedia, 8k was typical for a carbon-zinc D cell. We live in an era where the CZ cells are dirt cheap and relegated to dollar stores. But there was a time when a lot more of these were sold and they were made to the best specs that a CZ cell can be made and were more expensive.

[@oochiewally2783]

Not bad but the E battery would be the better deal since you get 2 for 1 Dolla 😏

[@electronicsNmore]

After I made the video, they stopped selling the 2 pack. Dirty SOBs!

[@oochiewally2783]

Wow!!!

[@emmettturner9452]

LOL! We have the same scale. When I first used it in one of my videos everyone called it a "drug dealer scale." ;) To be fair, I was measuring the weight difference of Nintendo Entertainment System games that contained illicit fentanyl smuggled inside... but I didn't know was inside at the time (only that they were curiously heavy).

[@electronicsNmore]

It works good, and it's inexpensive. :-)

[@Radha-zl2rc]

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[@electronicsNmore]

United States. Thanks for watching!

[@Radha-zl2rc]

@@electronicsNmore How Corona is there

[@electronicsNmore]

Luckily no one I know has it.

[@lawrencerasmus]

They have a new brand now

[@electronicsNmore]

Yes. I was surprised to see the e-circuit.

[@jackywalls6471]

no captions

[@pulesjet]

Sunbeam cells beat the hell out Duracell's. Never Leak and chooch along a good while.

[@electronicsNmore]

I use them a lot, they're decent, a good value for the money. I have seen them leak. Thanks for watching!

[@cekpi7]

Duracell had 515mAh, Sunbeam 170mAh which means it would last 3x longer than Sunbeam. Am I missing something here or?

[@electronicsNmore]

@Cekpi7 I think he's referring to the alkaline AA's and AAA's. They tested very well.

[@cekpi7]

@@electronicsNmore Oh, ok, thanks for the answer.

[@METALMAN4Wii]

The 9volts on their website are just single packs of the new E Circuits guess they stopped selling the Sunbeam ones?

[@electronicsNmore]

I saw that! They only sell single packs now. The 2 pack was the best deal.

[@METALMAN4Wii]

@@electronicsNmore Yup cheaper to make plus people who need 2 will buy another one.

[@flaretube7456]

Hi

[@electronicsNmore]

Hello! Thanks for watching

[@james42519]

was hoping you did 4 pack AA/AAA alkaline ecircuit batteries from dollar tree. there is no reason to get heavy duty batteries anymore and don't even know why they are made or sold. everyone knew before even seeing this video that the alkaline would be better then super heavy duty. wish it was easier to find reviews for the sunbeam/ecircuit alkaline AA AAA batteries at dollar tree.

[@jackywalls6471]

no captions for hearing impaired

[@electronicsNmore]

Some of my videos have them, some don't. There's no option for me to turn on CC.

[@petermegaro6554]

Could you compare sunbeam to e-circuit AA. Alkaline batteries

[@electronicsNmore]

The Sunbeams are alkaline, and the e-Circuit batteries are heavy duty, so no comparison.

[@james42519]

@@electronicsNmore not true there was alkaline and super heavy duty for both of them. maybe they were not at your store at the time but about every dollar tree i seen has alkaline too for ecircuit so you can test sunbeam alkaline and ecircuit alkaline. they are both 4 packs too. i think ecircuit is rebranded sunbeam really anyways.

[@darthbubba866]

But you didn't do the "bounce" test! 🤦‍♂️

[@electronicsNmore]

It's not alkaline! :-)

[@ewozniak5228]

Actually, that's twice the capacity for the same price.

[@electronicsNmore]

1 sunbeam = 170mA @ 10mA drain, and 2 e-circuits around 300mA @ 10mA drain.

[@ewozniak5228]

@electronicsNmore exactly! the sunbeam is $1 AND 2 e-circuits are $1.. same price. not double capacity for half the price. Double capacity for same price.

[@electronicsNmore]

Almost double, 170 for the Sunbeam, and 300 for both e-circuit batteries, so around 75% more for the same money, but you'd have to swap out the batteries.

[@Quickened1]

He did say nearly twice the capacity for half the price, you're right, it is nearly twice, for the same price. It would have been correct to say, you get nearly the same capacity as the Sunbeam, for half the price... We're only human!

[@electronicsNmore]

@Pp Ss I see what you're saying. I just watched it again. We're looking at it differently. Even though both are almost double the capacity(300 vs 340), I was looking at the individual battery. 148 isn't too far off from 170. That's why I worded it the way I did. The e-circuit is 1/2 the price of the sunbeam. I botched. LOL

[@Inspironator]

Most 9V devices will die at anything lower than 8.2V. Measuring down to 5V is not reasonable. I would say both brands are about equal for about 2 hours of useful life.

[@electronicsNmore]

No, many work down to 7V, but I agree that 5V is a joke.

[@WaschyNumber1]

I would be interested in a test about alkaline or other typ batterys that have be stored new for years after the "usable" date that's printed on the packages. Against a new not old batteries. Also to test not only 1 of each becourse it could be a faulty Batterie in a package. 🤔🙂

[@electronicsNmore]

That's a great suggestion, but It wouldn't be easy to do. Storage temps play a big role.

[@WaschyNumber1]

@@electronicsNmore yes but in reality it's reality 🙂 and not some unrealistic experiments 🖖that's the point of testing things or I am missing something 🤔

[@electronicsNmore]

@@WaschyNumber1 I can't get too carried away with experiments, the views aren't there.

[@WaschyNumber1]

@@electronicsNmore 👍🖖 have a nice week and all the best

[@Quickened1]

What electronics and more is saying, it would be difficult to get numerous batteries, of various brands, that were stored in the same environment. In order to make a legitimate comparison, they would all need to come from the same environment... Which it's virtually impossible to find...

[@Random_4400]

To be honest I think the non alkaline sunbeam batteries are the worst you can get they always get corroded for no reason I stay away from those now and only buy the alkaline from sunbeam I prefer Panasonic if going for carbon zink or any brand over the non alkaline sunbeam

[@electronicsNmore]

Many brands seem to leak. If you use the batteries, then replace them once they drain down, you'll be OK. Thanks for watching!

[@james42519]

@@P_RO_ don't look at duracell then. they are the ones that leak the most

[@s99614]

I would recommend not buying "Heavy Duty" or "Super Heavy Duty" batteries. Get Alkaline instead.

[@electronicsNmore]

Of course alkaline batteries are better, but many people buy the super heavy duty type sold at thousands of dollar stores. After watching my video, they'll know which is the better choice for the money. If a store sells a 9v Energizer or Duracell for $3.50 or more, and you plan on using the batteries, then 2 bucks for (4) e-circuit batteries is a very good alternative if you don't mind swapping out the batteries. Thanks for watching

[@navexelac2]

@@electronicsNmore not to mention, some items Alkaline batteries fry devices whereas Super Heavy Duty they work better for. I noticed some videos of like those china toys, folks put Alkaline batteries in them like Duracell or Energizer. Next thing you know, they get FRIED. I never had it happen mostly because i use Super Heavy Duty. Yes Alkalines are good, but some devices cannot handle it's juice lasting abilities and ends up frying the circuit somehow.

[@NETBotic]

What is this battery, super heavy duty for ants!?

[@electronicsNmore]

😂

[@laharl2k]

$1 is a ripoff, here i buy the alcaline 9v batteries for less than 1 dollar, and alcaline have much more capasity than zinc-carbon batteries.

[@electronicsNmore]

In the USA, that's what they sell for. You can't buy Alkaline 9V's for $1.00.