HQ Zinc-Carbon Standard Power AA
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Official specifications:
- Size: AA, Mignon, Penlite.
- Voltage: 1.5 V(DC).
- System: Zinc-Carbon.
- Height: 50.5mm
- Diameter: 14.5mm
![HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA-info](https://lygte-info.dk/pic/Batteries2013Primary/HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA/HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA-info.png)
This type batteries was used before alkaline.
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![HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA-Capacity](https://lygte-info.dk/pic/Batteries2013Primary/HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA/HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA-Capacity.png)
Performance is not very good compared to alkaline, but they are the best Zinc-Carbon I have tested.
![HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA-CapacityTime](https://lygte-info.dk/pic/Batteries2013Primary/HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA/HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA-CapacityTime.png)
![HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA-CapacityTimeHours](https://lygte-info.dk/pic/Batteries2013Primary/HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA/HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA-CapacityTimeHours.png)
![HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA-Energy](https://lygte-info.dk/pic/Batteries2013Primary/HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA/HQ%20Zinc-Carbon%20Standard%20Power%20AA-Energy.png)
Conclusion
This chemistry has about 1/3 the energy of alkaline and cannot handle a heavy load. Even unloaded it has much shorter lifetime than alkaline.
I do not see any reason to use this chemistry anymore
Notes and links
Some other Zinc-Carbon cells: Varta SuperLife AA
Batteries was supplied by Pro backup (probackup.nl)
How is the test done and how to read the charts
Compare to other AA/AAA batteries: Alkaline/NiMH/Lithium