Page 238 - Lindens Handbook of Batteries

9.32 PRIMARY BATTERIES

6.0
2 h/day 10.0
4 h/day
4.0 8 h/day 6.0
4.0
2.0
Amperes/kilogram 1.0 2.0 Amperes/liter

1.0
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.060 0.1
6 10 20 4060 100 200 400 600 1000
Hours of service
FIGURE 9.31 Service hours for a general-purpose zinc-carbon battery discharged intermittently
to 0.9 V at 20°C.

TABLE 9.8 Manufacturer’s Data for AA-Size Zinc-Carbon Batteries

Cutoff Voltage V
Drain @
Schedule 1.2 V, mA Load Ω 1.3 1.2 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.8
Typical service of Eveready No. 1015 general-purpose battery
Hours
4 h/day 28 mA 43 2 5 12 20 24 27
1 h/day 120 mA 10 0.1 0.4 1.2 2.6 3.9 4.5
1 h/day 308 mA 3.9 0.09 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.9 1.0
Pulses
15 s/min/24 h/day 667 mA 1.8 6 14 30 51 68 73
(pulse)
Typical service of Eveready No. 1215 super heavy-duty battery
Hours
4 h /day 28 mA 43 4 10 21 31 36 39
1 h /day 120 mA 10 0.2 0.4 2.5 5.2 6.4 7.0
1 h /day 308 mA 3.9 0.1 0.3 0.5 1.2 1.7 1.9
Pulses
15 s/min/24 h/day 667 mA 1.8 7 14 30 89 139 160
(pulse)
Source: Eveready Battery Engineering Data. 12