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Battery Types

Alkaline - Rayovac® Maximum Plus™ Alkaline

  • Rayovac’s Maximum Plus Alkaline Batteries are our longest lasting, single-use batteries. They will give good performance in all battery devices.
  • Maximum Plus Alkaline batteries are formulated to give peak performance in both your high-tech electronic devices and in your high-use standard household devices.

Zinc Chloride - Rayovac® Heavy Duty™

  • Rayovac Heavy Duty is the economical choice for low drain devices or devices that you use infrequently.
  • Consider Rayovac Heavy Duty for applications like flashlights, remote controls, clocks, smoke alarms, and radios.
  • Rayovac Heavy Duty batteries will retain 85% of their power, even when stored at normal household temperatures for as long as four years

Nickel Metal Hydride - Rayovac® Rechargeable Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH)

  • Rayovac Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) batteries meet the demanding power needs for today’s high-tech devices, such as digital cameras, handheld TVs, two-way radios, and personal organizers.
  • No other battery powers high-drain devices better than Rayovac NiMH. In fact, they last three times longer than any alkaline in digital cameras.
  • Rayovac NiMH can be charged up to 500 times resulting in cost savings that can add up to thousands of dollars.