can't find a post, please help

sb_pete

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I've been searching for an hour tonight and a few more times over the last few days. I can't find it, please help. I am looking for a post I came accross a while back that very clearly explained the differences in battery sizes and compositions. I remember it very clearly explained the numbered naming conventions (18650 = 18mmx65mm round) as well as the compatible other types (pila classifications, etc.) and explained differences in battery chemical compositions. It was a great post and ought to have been sticked but I simply can't find it now.
thanks for any help
-Pete
 
You may mean mdocod's guide, which is an excellent reference for battery/cell-related matters. This is an extract from it, giving some of the info you are looking for:

Here's some references to cell sizes and their names, Pila and Wolf-eyes make 4 cell sizes... they are roughly the same as the "industry" sizes by the following chart.
AW follows the "normal" cell naming structure described below:

mm diameter x mm length, the 0 on the end stands for cylindrical.
a 21370 cell would be 21mm diameter, 37mm long, cylindrical.

AW...WE...PILA
17500/150B/300S=1.5x length of a CR123 and slightly thicker, fits most SF bodies. capacity ~1000-1100mAh
18500/150A/300P=1.5x length of a CR123 and quite a bit thicker, fits WE, Pila, Leef bodies, and some other chinese lights. capacity ~1400-1500mAh
17670/168B/600S= 2x length of a CR123 and slightly thicker, fits most SF bodies. capacity ~1500-1600mAh
18650/168A/600P=2x length of a CR123 and quite a bit thicker, fits WE, Pila, Leef bodies, and some other chinese lights. capacity ~1800-2400mAh

the 123 reference:
16340=16320=16330=CR123A=R123=RCR123A. we have lots of ways we "short-hand" these common cells, often just called "123" in reference to this size cell.
Primary CR123As: 3.0V 1300mAh
Li-Ion RCR123As: 3.7V ~600-800mAh

more size references
15270=CR2 lithium photo battery size
14670=4/3AA (often used in some SF bodies that are so narrow, that a 17670 will not fit, also used in mag-light mods a lot)
14500= same size as a AA cell
14250= same diameter, half the length of an AA cell
10440= AAA cell size

There are a lot more cells out there, this is just some of the stuff we see around here pretty commonly.
 
Thanks TorchBoy and DM51...both contain helpful information...I didn't know the difference between 168A and 168B.
 
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