batteries

This may sound stupid, but are UK batteries the same as US batteries. Will I be able to find batteries for kids electronics and for our digital camera, etc. I am slowly realizing that I should just sell everything before I come over. Am now wondering what to do with battery operated stuff.

Thanks

Yes, they are the same.

Thank you for answering what may have seemed like an incredibly stupid question.

I didn't think it was stupid at all, I've actually wondered the same thing a few times. See, thanks for asking, now we both know! 

I asked that same question on my first trip over! And none of the english people I was staying with knew. In England, they tend to be refered to by the voltage instead of AA, AAA, D, etc.

The AA, C, D, etc. size designations have become used a little more in recent years, but a lot of people still don't understand them.

You'll find that some older people still refer to the three traditional sizes of 1.5V cells by the old Eveready designations, which were used here for many years (decades):

HP2  =  D size
HP11 = C size
HP7 = AA size  (also called "penlight size")

The HP actually stood for "High Power."   The "Standard Power" versions were designated SP2, SP11, and SP7, so you might hear those as well.

From the same Eveready numbers, you'll also hear PP3, PP7, PP9 etc, for the 9V batteries common in radios etc.

Thanks! This has always confused me. I gave up trying to ask people in the UK about it (I think I was confusing them as much as they were confusing me) and just went to the store and matched sizes.

You can also use most rechargable US batteries perfectly fine in the UK with just a plug adapator. Just make sure the recharger will accept 240 volts; otherwise you'll need a transformer.