Are IKEA LADDA Batteries Really Eneloop Pro?

Are IKEA LADDA Batteries Really Eneloop Pro cells? Eneloop Pro cells cost about $20 for a 4-pack, but IKEA has NiMH rechargeable batteries with similar specifications for only $5! Are they the same battery? We'll dive deep into the history of Sanyo, Panasonic, and Fujitsu to determine where the batteries really come from and if IKEA LADDA is as good a deal as it sounds!

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[AirborneSurfer]

For those of you that don't have a conveniently-located IKEA store, you can buy the LADDA batteries on Amazon (affiliate links):

[p_caleb]

The problem is, the $15 you save buying ikea batteries will be spent on meatballs. Still a win I suppose.

[shayhan]

Does this information still hold true with the new Green colored IKEA LADDA or did they change the chemistry quality?

[digginggopher]

In Canada enloops are $30 on Amazon and white Ladda are $15 at IKEA, I went with the ladda

[Lexsheraton]

Jesus, the amount of research you did for this video is mind boggling. Awesome video!

New subscriber! A winner is you!

[Alex]

IF someone dont already know that, LADDA means CHARGE

[-Gothicgirl-]

Is there a way To get a manual to build that tester?

[pvisa]

I understand it's 2022. But why does this guy have only 9k odd subscribers, this is sad, we need more.

[FrancisW]

I do A LOT of flash photography. I've blown through energizer, duracell and eneloop's... Out of all of them, the eneloops just DO NOT die! I've switched all other types but these ones are ridiculously amazing!

[wallacegrommet]

Bought a lot of Ladda batteries and they are now my favorite

[antoniog]

Hello!!, please, can you share the arduino analyzer?
THX a lot

[robh]

I've been testing the Lada 2450, they actually outperform my eneloops BK-3MCCA.
I'm not talking about the ah either, I'm talking about discharge at 200mah. Even when it reaches 1ah discharge the voltage is still at 1.27 when eneloop are at 1.21

[lukeenglish]

Dude. Your videos are gold. Never stop. Instant sub

[kevinlachlan]

Thanks for your time spent discovering the facts, large companies have been ripping people off for years, these videos will help people save money 💰

Cheers from Australia

[Apathymiller]

Great video. I will say looking at the battery curves, they are pretty similar, but are extremely different. We really need to know the internal resistance and how they perform under a substantial load. Battery sag has a huge influence on performance in my experience, but not really that big of a deal with double & triple A's. Really comes more into play with 18650s or 21700s etc. Still a great video, and your main point is very valid, 4 batteries for 5$ or 5$ each for four batteries.

[samuelgershman]

My only problem with the LADDA batteries is that the wrapping seems to be significantly thicker and can make removing them from some devices more difficult (Xbox 360 controller battery packs, for example).

[DraggyBDragon]

Great video dude! This deserves more views!

[HappyBeezerStudios]

Would be interesting to see how they compare over long time.
Discharge rate and capacity after alot of load cycles.
Even ikea furniture looks good and is stable, until you move and need to reassamble them.

[Mikedriessen]

The GIF with SAME on it (7:13) made Thx Brain!

[Lumencraft-]

There is one other thing that really really matters here. What current were the cells discharged at? Lots of cells can perform to rated capacity being discharge at low power ( a few hundred miliamps) but truly "high drain" devices require the cell to carry a load of 3000 ma or higher. I'm not saying these are not rebrand eneloops because I've found other cells that do perform that way, but some high amp curves would go a long way toward that proof. Thanks for doing this!!!!