With a huge range of batteries available, the choice of which battery to use can be unnecessarily difficult. Fortunately, we've done some of the hard work for you by comparing different battery brands in our Winter Warmawear™ selection. We compared the three main brands of battery; Panasonic, Duracell and Energizer Ultimate Lithium.
What Did We Do? We used all the different batteries on the same Warmawear™ Deluxe Heated Glove Liner on a medium heat setting while it was inside our Warmawear™ Dual Fuel Burst Power Battery Heated Sports Gloves. These were then placed outside on a cold day with a digital thermometer placed inside the glove, at the very end of the fingers. Readings were taken every minute for the first fifteen minutes, and then in 5 minute intervals.
What Did We Find? One of the first things we noticed when testing these batteries was the difference in weight. The Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries weigh a mere 14.5g each, whereas a full set of Duracells will add another 30g to the weight of your gloves.
Battery Life:
The complete lifetime of these batteries had a difference of 4 hours 45 mins. The lowest lifespan was for Duracell at only 1 hour 45 mins, while Panasonic lasted for 3 hours. The winner, however were the Energizer Lithium batteries that lasted for a massive 6 hours 30 mins!
Something else important to note is that, because of how long the different batteries lasted, they work out at different costs per hour. For a pair of gloves, Duracell will cost you £3/hr, Panasonic £1/hr and Energizer £1.50/hr.