Group buy - CR2032 battery

As a postscript I got a cheap pack of no brand batteries from an ebay seller last year for some Knogs and they were utterly shit.

I wouldn't mind finding out the quality of these compared to the DX ones and compared to the ones that come in the Knog in the first place.

Did this go ahead in the end?

I think the decision was made to go with the cheaper no-brand batteries, so this never happened.

It would be interesting to compare branded against non-branded in terms of longevity etc in my view, so I might still get some however.

If this does ever happen i would be interested! I'd take 10 to 20 ish.

dfp knows the score - 13p each including p&p.

Orders arrive pretty quickly from DX too.

Did anybody buy these from DX? I don't know that I've ever ordered anything from America like this. Am I likely to lose out on exchange rates or anything? It definitely seems worth it when 20 batteries are delivered for $3.66 which currently works out at £2.47 which makes them work out at 12.35p for each battery.

I just ordered a 5pk for myself (DX are in Hong Kong, but operate in USD). Quite happy to pay 28p/battery, and some reviewers think these ones are slightly more consistent in quality than the 20pk variety.

Previous orders from them have been totally trouble-free.

Is there any difference between the 5pk and the 20pk then? Is it a diff manufacturer or something? The 20pk, even if there are a few duds, must work out cheaper when they are less then 10 of the others.

Possibly different manufacturer.

I only need 3 batteries right now, so the 5pk worked out cheaper ;)

I went for a couple of packs of the 5 pack, so that should keep me going a litte while. I also bought some rechargeable AAA's whilst I was at it. Cheap as chips - around £5-6 for the lot including postage and it will do for at leats two bikes worth of lights!

Any up-to-date recommendations for a cheap source of decent CR2032 batteries? They seem quite pricey and I suspect a lot of the very cheap ones on eBay are not genuine.

I bought a sheet of them in Sainsbury's a while ago on the cheap

FYI: this page has datasheets for many brands of CR 2032

http://www.batterystation.co.uk seems to do Duracell ones for 59p each when you buy more than 10. Shipping's £2.99 though. Anyone want a few to split the shipping cost a bit? 55p each and free shipping if we get 100+.