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             Batteries seem to be batteries regardless of the name or price.  I stay away from the no name battery.  The Maxell have given me good life in kids toys, tooth brushes and flashlights.   The Wii controller seems to blow through whatever battery it has in it so why pay an arm and a leg for the lithium.   The lithium batteries do last much longer but for the price differential these batteries are an excellent deal at $8.80 for 36 batteries at Amazon.   If reviewing a product, it may have been received free of charge. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.

My 12 volt air compressor died recently. It uses a lead acid sealed battery similar to what is in a UPS. I pulled the battery and got the info off of it and went battery hunting. From the original equipment manufacturer it was $30 plus shipping. I compared prices for a new unit similar to mine and was looking at roughly $60 so I figured replacing the battery was more cost effective. I shopped around and the best price I found was at Battery Mart . They had a good price on the battery and weren’t trying to recoup it on the shipping. Total cost with shipping was $25 and change. They shipped immediately and I had the battery in a couple of days. I will use them again and I suggest you look at them for your battery needs. This is not a paid blog and I have no relationship whatsoever with Battery Mart except as a customer. A caveat for when battery shopping, when the battery has those spade connectors, pull the leads off and measure, do not measure from the base. Apparently F1 is 3/1 6” and...