Russell McMahon wrote:

>> At least they're truthful about the capacity, but IMHO that's just
>> slimey. Those "D" cells are MUCH more expensive then the AA cells, yet
>> the have the same capacity. People buying those batteries as a
>> replacement for alkaline D cells must really get ticked off to realize
>> they last probably 1/3 as long.
> 
> A good modern Alkaline true D cell typically has > 15 AH capacity, or 
> just under 7 times the AA cell's 2.2 AH capacity.
> 
> 7 times !!!

This seems to be pretty close to the volume ratio, so kind of what can be
(naively) expected.

Gerhard

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