From - Mon Oct 13 17:05:35 1997 Path: news.bc!News1.Vancouver.iSTAR.net!news.istar.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!newsfeed.internetmci.com!199.117.161.1!csn!nntp-xfer-1.csn.net!boulder!usenet From: whitmore@jila.colorado.edu (mike whitmore) Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design Subject: Re: AA, AAA, C, D & 9V Battery Specifications Date: Mon, 13 Oct 1997 23:39:46 GMT Organization: University of Colorado at Boulder Lines: 33 Message-ID: <3442adf4.30117141@cnsnews.colorado.edu> References: <3441D580.5A36@omnitel.com.au> NNTP-Posting-Host: jilajf.colorado.edu X-Newsreader: Forte Free Agent 1.1/32.230 Xref: news.bc sci.electronics.design:6065 On Mon, 13 Oct 1997 18:02:08 +1000, Steve Bauer wrote: >Hi There, > Does anyone have typical specifications on the Amp/hour ratting of the >standard batteries below. > > >9V Carbon 9V Alkaline 0.24AH 0 .55AH >AA " " 0.6AH 2.4AH >AAA " " >C " " 1.8AH 6.8AH >D " " 3.8AH 15AH > >Currnet draw is a typical 20mA. These figures based on 16 to 300 mA draw, depending on battery and manufacturer's data. For heavy duty carbon zinc, multiply carbon zinc figure by approx. 1.5. I don't have data for AAA cells. > >Any information you can supply will save me performing the tests >directly and be of benifit to others. > > >regards >Joseph