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Standard Cylindrical Battery Sizes

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When someone asks you about a Sub C cell are you forced to mutter something vague and quickly leave the room? When someone called trying to locate a 4/3 Fat A did it hurt your feelings? What happened to the "B" cell? Did you think that only excited Canadians said A-A-A-A? This used to happen to us all the time, so we created the following chart! But keep the following things in mind:

• Diameter can vary as much as 1 mm between different manufacturers
• Length can also vary, and also increase with a protruding end cap.
• Weights listed are just the first thing we found in a catalog in that size. YOU CAN'T COMPARE WEIGHTS OF DIFFERENT CHEMISTRIES FROM THIS CHART. Weight of a cell depends on a lot of manufacturer - dependent things. The purpose of the weight column is to give a feel for how heavy a cell will be. Your results will vary. Batteries not included.
• Not all the sizes in this chart can be found off-the-shelf. But we can get just about any size made for you. Just ask!

Cell Size	Diameter	Length	Weight Alkaline	Weight NiCad	Weight NiMH		For a Chart of Cylindrical Battery Capacities and Prices click here.
	mm	mm	grams	grams	grams
AAAA	8.4	40.2	6	10	10
4/3 AAAA	8.4	67		12-13	13
1/4 AAA	10.5	14		2.5-3.5	2.5-4
1/3 AAA	10.5	16		5.5	5.5
1/2 AAA	10.5	22			7
2/3 AAA	10.5	30		6-8	8-9
AAA36	10.5	36			11
4/5 AAA	10.5	37			11		For more battery engineering resources on the PowerStream Web Site, click here.
AAA38	10.5	38			11
3/4 AAA	10.5	39.5		12	12
AAA42	10.5	42			12
AAA	10.5	44.5	12	10	13
5/4 AAA	10.5	50		14	15
L-AAA	10.5	50		13	14
4/3 AAA	10.5	67		17	18
5/3 AAA	10.5	67		19	19
LL-AAA	10.5	67		17	18
3/2 AAA	10.5	67		19	20
6/4 AAA	10.5	67		20	20		For a chart of standard Sealed Lead Acid battery sizes click here.
7/5 AAA	10.5	66.5		15	15
7/4 AAA	10.5	76		19	20-21
7/3 AAA	10.5	80			23
SL AAA	10.5	80			23
1/3 N	11.5	10.8		6	6
N	11.5	28	6.6	8-10	11
4/3 N	11.5	44.5		18	18
Cell Type	Diameter	Length	Alkaline weight	NiCad Weight	NiMH Weight
1/3 AA	14.2	17.5		6.5	7
1/2 AA	14.2	25		12	15
2/3 AA	14.2	28.7		13-15	13-16
4/5 AA	14.2	43		20	22
AA	14.2	50	24	21	27
AA flat top	14.2	48	24	21	27
5/4 AA	14.2	64.5			29
L-AA	14.2	65		29	30
4/3 AA	14.2	65.2		30	30
7/5 AA	14.2	70		29	39
1/3 A	17	21
1/2 A	17	25		17	21
2/3 A	17	28.5		18-20	20-23
4/5 A	17	43		26-31	32-35
A	17	50		32	40
4/3 A	17	67		50	55
L-A	17	67		48	53
7/5 A	17	70		44.8	56
Fat A	18	50		38	42
4/3 Fat A	18	67		56	60
L-Fat A	18	67		55	60
Cell Type	Diameter	Length	Alkaline Weight	NiCad Weight	NiMH Weight
1/2 SC	23	26		30
2/3 SC	23	28		25	28
4/5 SC	23	34		38	42
SC (sub C)	23	43		52	55
RR	23	42.2		50
5/4 Sub C	23	49.5		65-67	70
4/3 SC	23	50		60	66
L-SC	23	50		57	63
1/2 C	26	24		31	34
3/5 C	26	30		40	44
2/3 C	26	31		45	50
C	26	46	65	72	80
5/4 C	26	58		90	100
1/2 D	33	37		81-84	81
2/3 D	33	43.4		98-105	115
D	33	58	135	105-145	105-160
4/3 D	33	89		140-190	175 g
3/2 D	33	90.3		195-236	240 g
F	33	91.2		231	255 g
SF (super F)	41.4	89.1		393	425 g
G	32	105	181
J	32	150	272
6	67	172	998
F3 Prismatic	5.6 x 16.5 x 22 mm				8 g
F4 Prismatic	5.6 x 16.5 x 31.5 mm				11 g
F5 Prismatic	5.6 x 16.5 x 35.5 mm				12 g
F6 Prismatic	5.6 x 16.5 x 48 mm				18 g
F8 Prismatic	5.6 x 16.5 x 66 mm				25 g

This data was taken from Manufacturers' data sheets and is intended for the pleasure of our readers only. Typographical errors, etc. are probable, since the typist is not a professional (our CEO). Please point out errors. The data listed are incomplete and should be used as a guideline only. Please contact the manufacturers for the latest data.

We hope that this information is helpful. Now please go out and design something that needs a battery or a charger!