Battery Testing


1	Type	Voltage	Advert. mAh	"Real" mAh	Brand	Advert. As Rechargeable?	Cost/Battery	Cost/Ah	Charges to Recoup Costs	Advert. Cycle Durability
2	Standard Alkaline	1.5v (1.65v peak)	N/A (1500?)		ecircuit	No	$0.22	#VALUE!		N/A
3	Lithium Ion (Li-Ion)	3.6v (4.2v peak)	900	778.5	Ultrafire	Yes	$5.00	$6.42		600-800
4	Lithium Iron (LiFe)	1.5v (1.72v peak)	2900		Powerizer	No	$1.69	#DIV/0!		N/A
5	Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)	3.2v (4.4v peak)	400	494	Tenergy	Yes	$2.75	$5.57		1000-3000
6	Nickel Cadmium (NiCd)	1.2v	1000		Tenergy	Yes	$0.85	#DIV/0!		1000
7	Lithium-Thionyl Chloride (Li-SOCl2)	3.6v (4.2v peak)	2400	1726	Xeno	No	$3.50	$2.03		N/A
8	Nickel Oxyhydroxide (NiOOH)	? High?	“2x std. alk.”		Duracell	No	$1.20	#DIV/0!		N/A
9	Nickel-Zinc (NiZn)	1.6v (2.35v peak)	2500		PowerGenix	Yes	$3.01	#DIV/0!		“hundreds”
10	Zinc-Carbon (ZnC)	1.5v (1.8v peak)	2200		Dantona	No	$0.29	#DIV/0!		N/A
11	Silver-Zinc (AKA Silver-Oxide)	?	?		Eveready	No	$1.10	#DIV/0!		N/A
12	Zinc-Chloride (ZnCl)	1.5v (1.65v peak)	?		Kodak	No	$1.24	#DIV/0!		N/A
13	Nickel Metal Hydroxide (NiMH)	1.2v	2500		EPT	Yes		#DIV/0!


1	Type	Lithium-Thionyl Chloride (Li-SOCl2)
2	Battery Manufacturer Brand	Xeno
3	Cost/Battery	$3.50
4	Advert. Voltage	3.6v under typical load, 4.2v peak, 2.75v empty
5	Advert. mAh capacity	2400
6	Experimental mAh Capacity	1726
7	Rechargeable?	No. Very well-sealed, and recharges hot - causes major explosions.
8	Practical (and safe) Operating Temps	-40C to 85C (may safely discharge at even higher temperatures)
9	Experimental Cost/Ah	$2.03
10	% Higher Cost/mAh vs. Alkaline Batt.	1382.57%
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12	Test Results Below
13	Test One (original charge)
14	Time (minutes passed)	VOUL (volts)	Watt-Hours consumed	mAh consumed
15	0	3.34	0	0
16	10	3.32	0	11
17	20	3.31	0	25
18	30	3.31	0	38
19	40	3.31	0.1	52
20	50	3.3	0.1	67
21	60	3.3	0.1	82
22	70	3.3	0.2	97
23	80	3.3	0.2	113
24	90	3.3	0.2	132
25	100	3.3	0.3	162
26	110	3.3	0.3	179
27	120	3.3	0.4	190
28	130	3.3	0.4	203
29	140	3.3	0.4	216
30	150	3.3	0.5	227
31	160	3.29	0.5	254
32	170	3.29	0.5	277
33	180	3.28	0.6	290
34	190	3.28	0.7	303
35	200	3.28	0.7	313
36	210	3.28	0.7	324
37	220	3.28	0.8	337
38	230	3.28	0.8	349
39	240	3.28	0.8	362
40	260	3.28	0.8	373
41	270	3.28	0.8	384
42	280	3.28	0.9	393
43	290	3.28	0.9	414
44	300	3.28	1	430
45	310	3.27	1	445
46	330	3.27	1.1	481
47	340	3.27	1.1	495
48	350	3.26	1.1	509
49	360	3.25	1.2	521
50	370	3.25	1.2	543
51	380	3.24	1.3	556
52	390	3.24	1.3	567
53	400	3.24	1.3	580
54	410	3.24	1.4	593
55	420	3.24	1.4	605
56	430	3.24	1.4	617
57	440	3.24	1.4	630
58	450	3.24	1.5	651
59	470	3.24	1.5	680
60	490	3.23	1.7	710
61	510	3.23	1.7	732
62	530	3.23	1.8	757
63	550	3.23	1.9	783
64	570	3.23	1.9	810
65	590	3.23	2	835
66	610	3.22	2.1	858
67	650	3.22	2.2	901
68	670	3.21	2.3	921
69	750	3.21	2.5	1010
70	770	3.21	2.5	1034
71	790	3.21	2.6	1050
72	820	3.21	2.7	1083
73	840	3.21	2.7	1110
74	860	3.21	2.8	1134
75	880	3.21	2.8	1155
76	900	3.2	2.9	1186
77	920	3.19	3	1204
78	940	3.18	3	1230
79	960	3.18	3.1	1252
80	990	3.17	3.2	1287
81	1030	3.15	3.3	1318
82	1070	3.08	3.4	1378
83	1110	3.01	3.5	1416
84	1130	2.91	3.6	1432
85	1150	2.83	3.6	1446
86	1160	2.81	3.6	1457
87	1170	2.8	3.7	1465
88	1180	2.8	3.7	1475
89	1190	2.8	3.7	1483
90	1200	2.79	3.7	1491
91	1210	2.79	3.7	1499
92	1220	2.78	3.7	1505
93	1230	2.78	3.8	1510
94	1250	2.78	3.8	1522
95	1260	2.78	3.8	1530
96	1270	2.77	3.8	1538
97	1280	2.77	3.8	1547
98	1290	2.77	3.9	1555
99	1300	2.77	3.9	1564
100	1310	2.77	3.9	1572
101	1320	2.77	3.9	1578
102	1330	2.77	3.9	1588
103	1350	2.77	3.9	1593
104	1360	2.77	3.9	1599
105	1370	2.77	3.9	1604
106	1380	2.76	3.9	1609
107	1390	2.76	3.9	1614
108	1400	2.76	3.9	1619
109	1410	2.76	3.9	1625
110	1420	2.76	3.9	1630
111	1430	2.75	3.9	1634
112	1450	2.75	3.9	1644
113	1460	2.75	3.9	1649
114	1480	2.75	3.9	1660
115	1490	2.75	3.9	1665
116	1500	2.75	4	1671
117	1510	2.75	4	1676
118	1530	2.75	4	1684
119	1540	2.74	4	1689
120	1550	2.74	4	1693
121	1560	2.74	4	1697
122	1570	2.74	4	1702
123	1590	2.74	4	1710
124	1600	2.74	4	1715
125	1630	2.74	4	1726	CUTOFF


1	Type	Cobalt Lithium-Ion (Li-CoO2)
2	Battery Manufacturer Brand	Ultrafire
3	Cost/Battery	$5.00
4	Advert. Voltage	3.6v under typical load, 4.2v peak, 2.75v empty
5	Advert. mAh capacity	900
6	"Real" mAh Capacity (Low-Drain)	778.5
7	"Real" mAh Capacity (High-Drain)	571
8	Rechargeable?	Yes. (Estimated Cycle Life of 300-800 Charges)
9	Practical (and safe) Operating Temps	0C-20C. Don't charge or operate below 0C, store in freezer.
10	Experimental Cost/Ah (Low-Drain)	$6.42
11	Experimental Cost/Ah (High-Drain)	$8.76
12	Test Results Below
13	Test 1 (Batt A, Chrg 2) LOW-DRAIN
14	Time (minutes passed)	VOUL (volts)	Watt-Hours consumed	mAh consumed
15	0	4.13	0	0
16	10	4.09	0.1	29
17	20	4.06	0.1	45
18	40	4.04	0.2	87
19	50	4.03	0.3	109
20	60	4.02	0.4	130
21	70	4.01	0.5	150
22	80	4	0.6	173
23	90	3.98	0.6	190
24	100	3.98	0.7	212
25	110	3.97	0.8	233
26	120	3.97	0.9	254
27	130	3.97	0.9	275
28	140	3.96	1	294
29	150	3.95	1.1	314
30	160	3.94	1.1	336
31	170	3.92	1.2	354
32	180	3.91	1.3	376
33	190	3.9	1.4	397
34	200	3.9	1.4	416
35	210	3.89	1.5	437
36	220	3.88	1.5	457
37	230	3.87	1.6	478
38	240	3.86	1.7	497
39	250	3.84	1.8	518
40	260	3.83	1.8	540
41	280	3.82	2	583
42	290	3.81	2	603
43	300	3.8	2.1	622
44	310	3.79	2.2	641
45	320	3.76	2.2	659
46	330	3.75	2.3	677
47	340	3.74	2.4	697
48	350	3.73	2.4	716
49	370	3.68	2.6	753
50	380	3.61	2.6	771
51	390	3.52	2.7	789
52	400	3.34	2.7	810
53	410	2.81	2.8	823
54	420	2.73	2.8	829		CUTOFF
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56	Test 2 (Batt. B, Chrg 2) LOW-DRAIN
57	0	4.11	0	0
58	15	4.06	0.1	28
59	30	4.04	0.1	49
60	40	4.03	0.2	65
61	50	4.03	0.2	78
62	60	4.02	0.3	94
63	70	4.01	3	109
64	80	4	0.4	125
65	90	3.99	0.4	143
66	100	3.98	0.5	162
67	110	3.98	0.5	181
68	120	3.97	0.6	200
69	130	3.97	0.6	219
70	140	3.96	0.7	239
71	160	3.94	0.9	277
72	180	3.91	1.1	324
73	200	3.9	1.2	350
74	220	3.88	1.3	387
75	260	3.82	1.6	492
76	280	3.79	1.7	527
77	300	3.76	1.9	561
78	320	3.74	2	594
79	350	3.68	2.2	654
80	360	3.64	2.2	673
81	370	3.53	2.3	687
82	380	3.39	2.3	705
83	400	2.72	2.4	728		CUTOFF
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85	Test 3 (Batt. A, Chrg 3) HIGH-DRAIN				Max mA output
86	0	4.14	0	0	384.1
87	5	3.98	0.1	32	366.9
88	10	3.95	0.2	61	363.1
89	20	3.88	0.4	120	357.3
90	30	3.82	0.6	175	353.2
91	40	3.77	0.8	234	349.1
92	50	3.74	1	291	345
93	60	3.68	1.2	345	339.1
94	80	3.46	1.6	452	307.2
95	100	3.15	1.8	534	284.7
96	110	0.67	1.9	564	61.5
97	115	0.41	1.9	568	43.2	CUTOFF
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99	Test 4 (Batt A, Chrg 4) HIGH-DRAIN
100	0	4.19	0	0	389.4
101	5	3.98	0.1	30	359.1
102	10	3.96	0.2	62	357.3
103	20	3.9	0.4	120	359.5
104	40	3.8	0.8	233	351.1
105	60	3.73	1.2	351	333.7
106	80	3.6	1.6	452	331.1
107	100	2.8	1.9	552	256.8
108	115	0.44	2	574	40.2	CUTOFF


1	Type	Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
2	Battery Manufacturer Brand	Tenergy
3	Cost/Battery	$2.75
4	Advert. Voltage	3.2v under typical load, 4.4v peak, 2.75v empty
5	Advert. mAh capacity	400
6	"Real" mAh Capacity (Low-Drain)	494
7	"Real" mAh Capacity (High-Drain)	466
8	Rechargeable?	Yes
9	Practical (and safe) Operating Temps	0-45C when charging, -10-60C when discharging
10	Experimental Cost/Ah (Low-Drain)	$5.57
11	Experimental Cost/Ah (High-Drain)	$5.90
12	Times Recharged to Recoup Costs
13	Test Results Below
14	Test One (Batt A, Chrg 2) LOW-DRAIN
15	Time (minutes passed)	VOUL (volts)	Watt-Hours consumed	mAh consumed
16	0	3.89	0	0
17	2	3.52	0	2
18	4	3.39	0	5
19	6	3.37	0	7
20	8	3.34	0	9
21	10	3.33	0	11
22	15	3.32	0	16
23	20	3.31	0	20
24	30	3.31	0	31
25	40	3.31	0	41
26	60	3.31	0.1	62
27	80	3.31	0.1	83
28	100	3.3	0.2	105
29	120	3.29	0.2	128
30	140	3.28	0.3	151
31	160	3.26	0.4	173
32	200	3.25	0.4	212
33	250	3.24	0.5	260
34	300	3.22	0.6	308
35	330	3.21	0.7	347
36	340	3.2	0.7	361
37	350	3.2	0.8	374
38	360	3.19	0.8	387
39	370	3.18	0.8	401
40	380	3.17	0.9	414
41	390	3.15	0.9	428
42	400	3.14	0.9	441
43	410	3.14	1	455
44	420	3.13	1	468
45	430	3.07	1	481
46	440	3	1.1	492
47	450	2.91	1.1	503
48	460	2.78	1.1	513
49	465	2.75	1.1	517
50	468	2.73	1.1	518		CUTOFF
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52	Test 2 (Batt A, Chrg 3) LOW-DRAIN
53	0	3.97	0	0
54	2	3.53	0	2
55	4	3.42	0	4
56	6	3.38	0	6
57	8	3.36	0	8
58	10	3.34	0	10
59	20	3.32	0	20
60	40	3.31	0	39
61	60	3.31	0.1	58
62	90	3.31	0.1	87
63	120	3.3	0.2	119
64	150	3.28	0.3	150
65	180	3.27	0.3	183
66	210	3.26	0.4	214
67	240	3.25	0.5	244
68	270	3.25	0.6	276
69	360	3.22	0.7	367
70	380	3.18	0.8	387
71	400	3.17	0.8	407
72	410	3.16	0.8	417
73	420	3.15	0.9	427
74	430	3.11	0.9	437
75	440	3.05	0.9	447
76	450	2.96	0.9	457
77	460	2.87	0.9	465
78	470	2.79	0.9	471
79	473	2.76	1	473		CUTOFF
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81	Test 3 (Batt A, Chrg 4) HIGH-DRAIN				mA Output
82	0	3.94	0	0	340
83	3	3.28	0	12	304
84	8	3.25	0.1	35	301.5
85	10	3.25	0.1	45	301.3
86	15	3.24	0.2	69	300.5
87	20	3.24	0.2	92	299.8
88	30	3.22	0.3	142	298.2
89	40	3.2	0.5	188	296.2
90	50	3.18	0.7	235	296.2
91	60	3.16	0.8	281	293.4
92	70	3.11	1	330	289.7
93	80	3.02	1.1	377	280
94	90	2.73	1.2	418	251.5
95	100	1.79	1.3	454	164.5
96	110	0.68	1.3	468	62.1	CUTOFF
97
98	Test 4 (Batt B, Chrg 2) HIGH-DRAIN
99	0	3.97	0	0	330
100	5	3.27	0	25	305
101	10	3.24	0.1	45	301.2
102	20	3.22	0.2	95	299.4
103	30	3.2	0.4	142	297.7
104	40	3.18	0.5	189	296.2
105	50	3.17	0.7	238	294.5
106	60	3.15	0.8	284	291.8
107	70	3.09	0.9	330	187
108	80	2.95	1.1	375	273.2
109	90	2.59	1.2	415	240.5
110	100	1.8	1.2	447	170
111	105	0.8	1.2	464	69	CUTOFF


1	Type	Alkaline (Zn-MnO2)
2	Battery Manufacturer Brand	Rayovac
3	Cost/Battery	$0.22
4	Advert. Voltage	1.5v under typical load
5	Advert. mAh capacity	N/A (atypical for alk. batt manus. to advert capacity)
6	Experimental mAh Capacity
7	Rechargeable?	"No."
8	Practical (and safe) Operating Temps
9	Experimental Cost/Ah
10	Times Recharged to Recoup Costs
11	Times Recharged to Recoup Costs
12	Times Recharged to Recoup Costs
13	Test Results Below
14	Test One
15	Time (minutes passed)	VOUL (volts)	Watt-Hours consumed	mAh consumed


1	ZnC batteries discharge at an erratic voltage. Does not appear to be an influence of temperature. Check into. Pretty sure you listed Advert Wh on NiZn as Advert mAh -- fix it.
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