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# 8 x AA battery holder

**Type:** Product page · **SKU:** ADA449 · **Brand:** [Adafruit](https://core-electronics.com.au/brands/adafruit-australia)
**Page:** https://core-electronics.com.au/8-x-aa-battery-holder.html ([markdown](https://core-electronics.com.au/8-x-aa-battery-holder.html.md))

When you need a portable 12V power pack, this big holder will do the job! The holder will store 8 AA batteries end to end, to give approximately 12VDC output with...

## Pricing

- **Price:** $6.40 (inc GST) — $5.82 AUD, exc GST
- **Quantity discounts:** 10+ $5.65 (exc GST) · 50+ $5.53 (exc GST)

## Availability & dispatch

- Out of stock — the product page offers email notification when it returns.

## How to buy

- **Build a cart:** compose `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link?items=ADA449:1` (comma-separated SKU:qty pairs) and share the link. Opening it shows a confirmation page with live pricing and stock before anything is added to the cart.
- **Verify the cart first:** fetch `https://core-electronics.com.au/cart/link/ADA449:1.md` for live line prices (inc & exc GST, quantity discounts applied), stock and dispatch estimates, and totals. Append `/to/{AU-postcode}` (or `/to/{country-code}:{postcode}`) before `.md` for delivery options and prices to that destination. Unknown, retired, or out-of-stock SKUs are flagged. (Query form `cart/link.md?items=...` also works but some robots parsers refuse query strings here.)
- **Checkout** is completed on-site and includes a captcha at the payment step. Share the cart link; checkout takes it from there.
- **Search the catalogue:** `https://core-electronics.com.au/search/{query}.md` (URL-encode the query; pages 2-3 at `search/{query}/{page}.md`; `search.md?q=` also works)
- **Payment methods, purchase orders, policies and contact details:** https://core-electronics.com.au/llms.txt
## Description

When you need a portable 12V power pack, this big holder will do the job! The holder will store 8 AA batteries end to end, to give approximately 12VDC output with up to 2 amp peak current draw. Adafruit like this configuration in particular because it holds the batteries securely, even if being bumped/moved around.
 This would make a good power source for [EL panels](https://core-electronics.com.au/electroluminescent-el-panel-20cm-x-15cm-aqua.html), [12V stepper motors](https://core-electronics.com.au/stepper-motor-200-steps-rev-12v-350ma.html) (for a robot), or analog LED strip such as this [30 RGB LED](https://core-electronics.com.au/rgb-led-weatherproof-flexi-strip-30-led-1-m.html), [60 LED RGB](https://core-electronics.com.au/rgb-led-weatherproof-flexi-strip-60-led-1-m.html) or [warm white](https://core-electronics.com.au/warm-white-led-weatherproof-flexi-strip-60-led-1-m.html)). You may want to pick up [a DC power plug adapter](https://core-electronics.com.au/male-dc-power-adapter-2-1mm-plug-to-screw-terminal-block.html) to connect onto the wires for easy plugging.
 
 Batteries are not included, can be used with any AA-sized Alkaline or Rechargeable batteries.

## Technical Details

[See the datasheet for technical details!](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/8AAbatteryholder_141012baa25.pdf)

 ![](https://core-electronics.com.au/attachments/localcontent/rohs_icon_8216055e11.jpg)

## Images

- [Product image 1](https://core-electronics.com.au/media/catalog/product/4/4/449-03.jpg)