Capacity in mA for common batteries

[coyote]

i spent some time at different battery sites and made up this chart. i thought others might find it useful...



Capacity in milliampere hours for Common Flashlight Batteries-


CR 2016 - 80mA


CR 2032 - 225 mA


9 Volt - 600 mA


AAAA - 600 mA


CR2 - 850 mA


N - 1000 mA


AAA - 1200 mA


CR 123 - 1500 mA


AA Alkaline - 2850 mA


AA Lithium - 3000 mA


C - 8350 mA


D - 18000 mA

 

[LitFuse]

Another battery capacity chart

Peter

 

[CroMAGnet]

The energizer website shows the Lithium AA L91 at 3000mA
I just bought an 8 pack for $16 at Fry's

 

[paulr]

Those numbers are taken at very low power drains, much lower than flashlights use. You need to find some different graphs for flashlight-like drain levels.

 

[coyote]

Litfuse- you're right, it's a better chart than mine. wish i had found that before making my own.

CromagNet- i made the change as you suggested, but then again, the chart that Litfuse linked shows them at 2900. hell, close enough for comparison purposes.

paulr- good point. any idea of what loses we might expect when using them in flashlights?

 

[SilverFox]

Hello Coyote,

I ran some tests at higher current draws. You may want to check out the
"Alkaline Battery Shoot out" and "123 Battery Shoot out" threads.

Tom