List of battery sizes
This is a list of the sizes, shapes, and general characteristics of some common primary and secondary battery types in household, automotive and light industrial use.
The complete nomenclature for a battery specifies size, chemistry, terminal arrangement, and special characteristics.
The same physically interchangeable cell size or battery size may have widely different characteristics; physical interchangeability is not the sole factor in substituting a battery.
Various fractional sizes are available; e.g.: 4⁄5AA (FLYCO Ni-Cd, Ni-Mh, 600–1,500 capacity, 14.0 × 40.0, used in small electronics, such as electric shavers.
Soviet 332 type can be replaced with R10 (#4, 927, BF, U8) or 1.5 V elements from 3 V 2xLR10 packs.
As well as other types, digital and film cameras often use specialized primary batteries to produce a compact product.
[135] A common battery type in cameras and photographic equipment.
No longer made by Duracell, nor listed in its official website, but still stocked as of 28 February 2017 by some re-sellers.
[142]Disposable equivalent of the Nikon EN-EL5 Li-ion rechargeable camera battery.
538 4.5 (alkaline) H: 11 mmL: 40 mmW: 16 mm Coin-shaped cells are thin compared to their diameter.
The IEC prefix "CR" denotes lithium manganese dioxide chemistry.
Since LiMnO2 cells produce 3 volts there are no widely available alternative chemistries for a lithium coin battery.
See lithium battery for discussion of the different performance characteristics.
IEC designation numbers indicate the physical dimensions of the cylindrical cell.
Manufacturers may have their own part numbers for IEC standard size cells.
The capacity listed is for a constant resistance discharge down to 2.0 volts per cell.
Commonly used on computer motherboards as nonvolatile BIOS memory and real-time clock (RTC) backup batteries, device remote controls, remote key fobs for cars and other vehicles.
No longer made by Duracell or Energizer, but still stocked by some re-sellers as of 26 February 2017[160]
Miniature zinc-air batteries are button cells that use oxygen in air as a reactant and have very high capacity for their size.
Nominal voltage on discharge is 1.2 V. Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries are generally not interchangeable with primary types using a different chemistry, due to their higher voltage.
These types are associated with legacy applications, such as for vacuum tube equipment (A, B, and C batteries), or are no longer manufactured.
Stamped and formed sheet metal spring terminals for bare wire connections (fahnestock clips) were supplied for use with telephones; e.g., the Western Electric 'Blue Bell' KS-6456 printed in blue ink on a grey paper and the Eveready 'Colombia Gray Label' printed in red ink on grey paper.
Multiple B batteries may be connected in series to provide voltages as high as 300 V DC.
Still popular for school science class use as a variable voltage supply as the current version has several taps at 1.5 volt intervals.
[245] The PP (Power Pack) series was manufactured by Ever Ready in the UK (Eveready in the US).
The series comprised multi-cell carbon-zinc batteries used for portable electronic devices.
