What is the "mah" of Duracell and Panasonic CR123A primary cells?

Anyone with this information please, Thanks.

If I remember correctly, most CR123 primaries are 1300 mah. I've got some Sanyos now that are 1400.

jarobi said:

If I remember correctly, most CR123 primaries are 1300 mah. I've got some Sanyos now that are 1400.

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Thanks. That was quick too.

Duracell lists 1300 mah, as has been mentioned above, but remember that the "deliverable" capacity of a cell will depend on the discharge rate. High discharge rates such as 1.5 C or higher will not deliver the batteries full capacity as usable. The battery will heat itself up with its own current because the internal resistance will go up.
Incidentally, Duracell 123's were found to hold their voltage through the run much better than the others on SilverFox's recent testing at 2.5 A extreme high current tests.
For comprehensive info on duracell 123's I suggest this link

http://www.duracell.com/oem/Pdf/others/LithBull.pdf

hope it helps.

Panasonics are rated at 1550mah.

Most premium (Duracell, Energizer, Sanyo etc) are 1400+. Most Chinese CR123A are 1300mah.

LED61 makes an important point re: discharge rates as different mfrs rate them at different discharge rates.

which color has the new panasonic 1550 mah / rapid flash?
gold or black???

waiting for answer ................ please!!

I'm not sure, but rapid flash I imagine is pulse current. Duracells will do very good with pulse current as they can withstand up to 5 amp pulses. Pulse current will deliver all or more than the rated capacity of a cell on some manufacturers.

luchs - I don't understand the question - what do you mean by rapid flash?

panasonic sells the cells as new rapid flash technology - whatever that means.
my question is: what colour are the cells with 1600mAh?
gold or black?

by thinking about it.
flash may be the flash of a photo-camera. and rapid, perhaps that you can
load the flash again quickly ???????????

jarobi said:

If I remember correctly, most CR123 primaries are 1300 mah. I've got some Sanyos now that are 1400.

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I use Surefire CR123As in my Surefire 6Ps and G2s. Does this ^ mean that two CR123s (2600 mAh & 2800 mAh) will have longer run times than one Keeppower 16650 2500 mAh?

No sir. You add voltage (2 CR123's @ 3 volts each = 6 volts). Capacity in mAh is the same even when you run 2 or more batteries. Two CR123's will be 6 volts, @1300 mAh. The Keepower will be 4.2 volts at max charge with 2500 mAh. 2500 > 1300. The Keepower will run longer.

Here's a good resource:
[FONT=Verdana,Arial,Tahoma,Calibri,Geneva,sans-serif]https://batteryuniversity.com/[/FONT]