HQ Zinc-Carbon Standard Power AA



Official specifications:

• Size: AA, Mignon, Penlite.
• Voltage: 1.5 V(DC).
• System: Zinc-Carbon.
• Height: 50.5mm
• Diameter: 14.5mm

This type batteries was used before alkaline.











Performance is not very good compared to alkaline, but they are the best Zinc-Carbon I have tested.









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