Thanks guys for the battery help. Yep, my neighbor compares mAh/capacity as drinking a glass or water. If you fill the glass with (17.5, 20.0, or 20.5) scoops of water then it will take slightly longer to drink the larger sizes.
I think we are saying that the problem described earlier when a More/20.5 battery was inadvertently replaced with an Opn/17.5 battery resulting in crazy variances (+/- 30% difference between aids after 15 hours) is only due to not performing the software battery reset.
Also if you do some percentage math and relate it to a 24-hour day, then the difference (very-roughly) is;
Opn17.5 vs More20.5 = 2.5% or 1 hour per day
Aftermarket20 vs More20.5 = .25% or half an hour per day
I found a $35 each price for (After-Market; Z22A Li-Ion - 3.8 V d.c. / 20.0 mAh - ZeniPower).
If you look for EBay sellers who also frequently sell Oticon More hearing aids from other than USA countries and inquire about purchasing rechargeable batteries for Oticon, then you are likely to find the same. Hint South Korea/Germany. Though the first SK-source was like $79.
I think that the off-again/on-again EBay seller who keeps replenishing his stash of Z22A batteries and selling them for $65USD is likely purchasing these from the $35 source.
You are correct in that they are not explicitly listed for sale, except maybe the off-again/on-again EBay $65USD ones. Sorry, I am not trying to be coy or secretive. You would have to seek a source even though they are not listed for sale on EBay. Thatās how I found the $79/Ouch! source, and the $35 source. There are some (hints only) 5 posts above because I donāt want to make public announcements without consent.
We are not talking about obtaining the original batteries:
OpnS; Z22 Li-Ion - 3.8 V d.c. / 17.5 mAh (ZeniPower)
More; Li-ion accu 60 L3 - 3.7 V d.c. / 20.5 mAh (PowerOne)
We are talking about a third/After-Market battery that works for both;
After-Market; Z22A Li-Ion - 3.8 V d.c. / 20.0 mAh (ZeniPower)
Yep, itās a little confusing. But the Z22A is available for $79, $65, & $35.
ETA: Sorry, I guess you already knew about After-Market Z22Aās. Hard as it may be to obtain batteries for Oticon, at least the batteries are user replaceable, (which sadly) is not the case for other brands.
Yep, thatās the same the off-again/on-again EBay seller for $65 each. I guess he raised his price to $70 each. I donāt begrudge the seller making a profit. But $70 each is a high price!
A different EBay seller has them for $35 each, or half that price. Though, not listed for sale.
Someone got them from their aidiologist for $32.50 each. Hereās a link.
Hahaha, the two $70 each EBay listing you posted just sold for $140.
@pvc: I donāt recall ever having made reference to Z22 batteries. All I said was that the receptionist who tried to replace the failed batteries in my Mores while the audi was on vacation made a mistake and installed batteries specd for OpnS 1 aids. At least this is what the audiologist told me on his return.
But Z22 never entered into any of my posts,
nor was that battery type ever mentioned in any conversation with my audiologist.
@pvc: I canāt vouch for the accuracy of your editing. As I said, Z22 never entered into the conversation, and my audi knows that Iām aware of the Z22 fiasco ā¦ and to be frank with you, I donāt like being drawn into that subject. It is in no way relevant to my issue.
Perhaps @Volusiano can set the record straight, as I seem to recall that Z22s were pulled from the OpnS product and a regular-type lithium battery subbed in, in its place. He would know, for sure.
Silly me. I thought news about EBay buyers plunking down $140-USD a pair for overpriced/double after-market batteries might be important. I guess not. Carry on.
Iāve just read this thread from top to bottom. Whatās the point of it all? Seems like a lot of cloak-and-dagger just to get aftermarket hearing aid batteries. Maybe thatās what is scaring folks off ā¦?
