DURACELL C12 PROCELL Professional Alkaline Battery, 12 Count

Very reasonable price. PROCELL are better than the consumer grade batteries, have more capacity of charge in them and have a longer life. I used these to change the 4, C cell batteries of a large floor standing gun safe from Harbor Freight Tools. It has a red indicator that flashes when the original batteries are getting low. The cells that came with the safe were very cheap grade 'heavy duty' not alkaline batteries yet still lasted close to 5 years. However a safe with an electronic combination, you never want it to run out of battery the next time you try to open the safe. I am confident these PROCELL batteries will last for years. I have used the same brand in AA batteries and 9 Volt batteries the brand has never let me down. They last longer than the consumer Duracell copper top batteris in my experience, that are already an excellent product. PROCELL are hard to find though because not normally sold to the public in stores.. There are many vendors selling these the one I ordered from is COURT HOUSE SUPPLIES and they are reputable, shipped very quickly and these are really fresh batteries with many years of life left in them. Keep an eye out the price fluctuates a lot on this carton of batteries ideally you want to wait until it is under $1 a battery then go for it.

These batteries are just like the coppertop ones that Duracell advertises except you buy them in a different cardboard box (much better than the stupid cellophane covered packaging you get at the stores which can be a challenge to both open and then keep the batteries from going all over the place). But back to the batteries, Duracell, as far as I am concerned, is the best battery manufacturer in that the batteries are well made and last as long as any batteries on the market. Having said that, I did get a batch of "bad" Duracell coppertop that did leak some acid (I took back to the merchant and got new ones), but they were AA batteries. If you check the price of these (and get free shipping through Amazon Prime), these are cheaper than most of the other size C batteries on the market that are high quality.

I’ll take name brand batteries over no name ones anyday. They last longer. Worth the extra money over no name brands

These batteries are a very good choice for an inexpensive alkaline. Heavy duty batteries are not cost effective because although cheaper, they have a very short run time. To get the best bang for your buck, go for alkalines like these. The "Procell" designation is basically Duracell's way of marking these batteries as ones intended for industrial applications. They make them as a separate line so they won't directly compete with their consumer lines. My experience is that these batteries do not last quite as long as the top consumer lines from Duracell and Energizer. However, they are within 10-20% (depending on the application), and are considerably cheaper. So, they are much more cost effective. Unless you are using them in an application where it is difficult to change the batteries, I recommend going with these instead of spending more.

I am using these in a lighted Christmas wreath on my front door in Minnesota. The LED lights have an 8-hour timer, and I run it daily. The wreath is behind my storm door, so it is somewhat protected, but the temperature is similar to outside, maybe slightly warmer. After a few weeks in the cold, the lights are starting to dim a little, but I’d say that’s pretty good considering the usage and conditions. Batteries in general do not operate as well in colder temperatures. I posted 2 photos showing the wreath lit up in comparison to the plug-in lights in the garland around the door (using the same type of LED lights). The brighter photo was taken on Dec 20, right after I installed the batteries. Temperatures were around 35 degF that day. The dimmer photo was taken today, Jan 14, about 3.5 weeks later, after the wreath automatically turned on for 8 hours each day. Temperatures today were around -2 degF. Still lights up. Not bad if you ask me.

They’re Durace!! batteries, what more can be said that hasn’t been written a million times. My only comment is that Amazon packaged them extremely poorly, so when they arrived the batteries had broken out of the box and were rolling around loose in the shipping box.

I have used this type of Battery for about 6 years they are a terrific Battery. My one complaint is the Shipping Method. The BOX BROKE in the BIG PLASTIC BAG and the batteries were rolling around in the Bag. Shipping could have been better. Hope the batteries will be OK

Item pictured is not what was delivered. Duricell is nowhere to be found on packaging or the batteries themselves. They are some sort of knockoff. The batteries are grey in color and called procell,not copper top or Duracell logo anywhere.