Batteries in the UK - a question

This is probably a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway...

Do disposable alkaline batteries in the UK come in the same size & voltage
as the ones in the US?
Are they standard world-wide? Poking around on the net I found some
information that
implies that US & UK (at least) use the same sizes.

Our digital camera takes AA 1.5V batteries.
If we misjudge the number we'll need for our trip, can we stop off at a
newsagent or supermarket and find the
right size & voltage for our camera?

What is considered a "good" brand? In the US I stick to Energizer &
Duracell.

TIA,
m

They are the same the world over.

"motorgirl" <motorgirl@> wrote in message
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>
> This is probably a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway...
>
> Do disposable alkaline batteries in the UK come in the same size & voltage
> as the ones in the US?
> Are they standard world-wide? Poking around on the net I found some
> information that
> implies that US & UK (at least) use the same sizes.
>
> Our digital camera takes AA 1.5V batteries.
> If we misjudge the number we'll need for our trip, can we stop off at a
> newsagent or supermarket and find the
> right size & voltage for our camera?
>
> What is considered a "good" brand? In the US I stick to Energizer &
> Duracell.
>
> TIA,
> m
>
>

"motorgirl" <motorgirl@> wrote in message
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>
> This is probably a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway...
>
> Do disposable alkaline batteries in the UK come in the same size & voltage
> as the ones in the US?

yep

> Are they standard world-wide?

Yep

> Poking around on the net I found some
> information that
> implies that US & UK (at least) use the same sizes.
>



> Our digital camera takes AA 1.5V batteries.
> If we misjudge the number we'll need for our trip, can we stop off at a
> newsagent or supermarket and find the
> right size & voltage for our camera?
>

Yep

> What is considered a "good" brand? In the US I stick to Energizer &
> Duracell.
>

They are on every supermarket shelf here

Keith

> "David Horne" <i_will_almost_never_read_thism> wrote in message
> > This will probably get a lot of flack, but (in the UK) I usually buy
> > cheapo AA batteries in packs of 30 for a pound at pound stores, and the
> > performance is really not that much worse than the Duracell...

"Peter L" <peterl68@m> wrote in message
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> People are willing to pay for the advertisements they see on TV.


I've found a significant difference in the lifespan of Energuzer/Duracell vs
cheapo batteries.
I can't say definitely whether the $5 pack of 4 Energizers lasts any longer
cumulatively than the
$5 pack of 12 cheapos does, but even if they're equal I'd rather not have to
change batteries 3 times as often.

In certain devices, like my TV, VCR, DVD & stereo remotes, I don't see much
difference in lifespan,
but in my portable Sony CD player the sound quality gets fuzzy as the
batteries get weaker,
so I can hear the cheap batteries going dead sooner. Maybe it's less a
length of life issue
than it is a quality of life issue. Chuckle chuckle.

Owain <owain001@stirlingcity.co.uk> wrote:

> They are standard worldwide AFAIK. Of course, there might be the odd size
> which isn't used much in one country and is harder to obtain, but
> AAA/AA/C/D/PP3 are universal.

The sizes are universal, but the "PP3" designation is a UK-ism. Hereabouts
it's a "216".

motorgirl wrote:
> This is probably a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway...
>
> Do disposable alkaline batteries in the UK come in the same size & voltage
> as the ones in the US?
> Are they standard world-wide? Poking around on the net I found some
> information that
> implies that US & UK (at least) use the same sizes.
>
> Our digital camera takes AA 1.5V batteries.

There is only one difference. There are at least 4 different naming
conventions:

AA = R6 = UM-22 = ?
C = R14 = ? = Baby
D = ? = UM-3 = Mono
(These marks from some batteries I just checked. Not every
manufacturer includes codes from every coding system.)

I think there is an additional 3 or 4 digit numeric code which is
valid for the little cells in watches as well.

--
Gunter Herrmann
Naples, Florida, USA

"Peter L" <peterl68@m> wrote in message
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> They are the same the world over.
>
Not true. In some countries eg France, some sizes are unobtainable, As it
happens AA are obtainable in UK,

"Miguel Cruz" <mnc@admin.u.nu> wrote in message
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> motorgirl <motorgirl@> wrote:
>
You might want to consider rechargeables. A lot cheaper, and less hassle -
> instead of hunting for shops, you just stick the charger in the wall at
the
> hotel.

Assuming you have a charger which will accept 230V power.

motorgirl wrote:

>
>
> Then I guess I'll stay with my familiar brand. Thanks a bunch!
>
> m

Though I'd be careful about saying "thanks a bunch" when you get here. It
tends to be used for "thankyou for your extremely unhelpful attitude, may
you rot in hell" more often than not.

"Nick Davies" <n.davies@ic.ac.uk> wrote in message
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>
>
> motorgirl wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Then I guess I'll stay with my familiar brand. Thanks a bunch!
> >
> > m
>
> Though I'd be careful about saying "thanks a bunch" when you get here. It
> tends to be used for "thankyou for your extremely unhelpful attitude, may
> you rot in hell" more often than not.
>

noted.