Customer Reviews for Rayovac - Zinc Air 312 1.45 V Hearing Aid Battery 6 pk
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Horrible to Open, Only 1.34V New
on June 27, 2024
Posted by: Ronovac
from Delaware
Gender:Male
Wow, you have to have some serious scissors and finger strength to cut out each individual battery. And no, I'm not feeble and work on cars, play guitar, etc. Just received (20) packs of 312CR-6LNCUS from VA and tested some with two volt meters, one an expensive meter. They only show about 1.32V to1.34V out of the box. They're supposed to be 1.45 Volts???
These are the worse hearing aid batteries I have used. I get my batteries through the VA who has a contract with RAYOVAC. Most times I have to use two batteries in each hearing aid per day. I tried a different brand and the batteries lasted 3 days.
I would give -10 stars if that were possible! I am a healthy 30 yr old Audiologist and work with hearing aids everyday. I recently have received these child proof batteries with new orders and they are IMPOSSIBLE to get open with any amount of ease. The plastic is thick and very difficult to cut open and lift off the battery. If I can't get them out of the package how can I expect my elderly patients to be able to??? It literally takes all my effort to cut through the packaging to get a battery out. I've had 4 patients in 3 weeks return their aids or switch to rechargeable just because the battery packaging was too much for them! and they were all previous users with 312 battery aids.
I have used the round packaging in the past - and expected it to be easy to rotate to release the batteries. It does not ROTATE! Each battery must be cut out like a piece of pie. Cutting through 2 layers of tough plastic is either going to ruin my scissors or my hand. I'm disappointed in the packaging - and bought multiple batteries online for use in my husband's hearing aids.
The batteries the VA hands out to hearing aid users are not as pictured here. They have 8 batteries in a flip-off-back-flap with tiny little sticky brown tabs. The batteries are meant for veterans which could have poor dexterity in their fingers. I know I have arthritis, and trying to peel those teeny tabs of is pure agony. I have to keep two pairs of jeweler's pliers handy to do it. Other batteries I have been given (made in Germany, bu the way) have the peel-off tab remain with the carrier instead of remaining attached to the battery.
Could you possibly jog the VA into using better battery packaging? I know this is NOT your problem, but dinging on the VA hasn't provided any help.
Those German batteries lost around 8 to 10 days. Yours last barely 4 to 6.
These are batteries just like any other brand. They last a pretty long time, especially for their size. The packaging is what really makes these nice to use. They pop out extremely easily, and it helps when you're in a hurry. For the most part they will work as advertised!
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