On Tue, 9 Jun 1998, Dennis Plunkett wrote:
>
> I don't agree with the 75% of capacity, we get 100 to 115% consistntly, note
> that the capacity tests are done with a light load! Not a huge 1AMP  or
> something like that. 0.8V is quite OK for most things, also note the
> internal impedance of the cell at this voltage.

Maybe it's a conversion problem from American to Australian amp-hours :-)
Seriously, though. The specs published by Duracell are the optimum. It is
almost impossible to get what they claim. The original post was from
someone with a 300mA requirement. I had previously done tests of Duracell
D-cells at that exact load, with temperature varying between 50 and 70
degrees F. I got a fraction over 12 amp hours. The cells are rated 15 amp
hours by Duracell. I think I gave a valid answer to his exact question,
and to the majority of users.

Cheerful regards,
Bob