Energizer and Duracell themselves have quite a bit of their CR2032s manufactured in China now.

I have sent you a PM.

Shouldn't coin cells like the CR2032 widely available? As long as you don't take a no name brand you should be fine.

Why would someone need a Japanese CR2032?

For usage on PCs that drain very little current anyway, no-name ultra cheap ones are perfectly fine.
On my digital weight scale, they last about half of the good ones, but they also cost less than half than the good, branded ones, so it's again fine.

😀

Have you tried the ones from Ikea? In Russia Ikea sells very impressive batteries (I can only speak for 2032, AAA and AA types). Their single AAA battery in my mp3 player works twice as much as ones branded Duracell or Panasonic that are thrice as expensive.

GeorgeMan wrote:

For usage on PCs that drain very little current anyway, no-name ultra cheap ones are perfectly fine.

I tested the ultra cheap CR2032s. In particular "Sunbeam" brand sold in the dollar stores here. They start going well under 3 volts after a relatively short time.

These days all the new one should be about the same (made in the same factories with a different name on them). I do wonder if used one can be recharged and repackaged as new by some Chinese con men.

Get some Energizer/Duracell ones.

mockingbird wrote:

Energizer and Duracell themselves have quite a bit of their CR2032s manufactured in China now.

I have sent you a PM.

Exactly, these days even Amazon.com only offers these two brands for some strange reason. Thank you, I'll check it out.

GeorgeMan wrote:

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Why would someone need a Japanese CR2032?

For usage on PCs that drain very little current anyway, no-name ultra cheap ones are perfectly fine.
On my digital weight scale, they last about half of the good ones, but they also cost less than half than the good, branded ones, so it's again fine.

😀

The build quality, lasts longer. Even more reasonable to get a genuine one then since eventually it comes to the same cost. Why accept poor quality in the first place? So they can produce more of that crap and be aware that people are cool with it? =)

RacoonRider wrote:

Have you tried the ones from Ikea? In Russia Ikea sells very impressive batteries (I can only speak for 2032, AAA and AA types). Their single AAA battery in my mp3 player works twice as much as ones branded Duracell or Panasonic that are thrice as expensive.

No, I haven't, but somehow I doubt that Ikea sells Japanese branded CR2032 coil batteries. Not sure if you actually had authentic Panasonic CR2032 batteries.

Perhaps you don't find them because you call them coil batteries instead of coin batteries? 😜

Solarstorm wrote:

Perhaps you don't find them because you call them coil batteries instead of coin batteries? 😜

I wish, but unfortunately I call it a monopoly when you can only find these batteries made by Energizer or Duracell in local stores.

Here in germany you get them pretty easy. 😒
Farnell has some Panasonic cells though.

RacoonRider wrote:

Have you tried the ones from Ikea? In Russia Ikea sells very impressive batteries (I can only speak for 2032, AAA and AA types). Their single AAA battery in my mp3 player works twice as much as ones branded Duracell or Panasonic that are thrice as expensive.

Yeah, also in Greece.
These yellow AA batteries are very good. Haven't tested 2032 though.