On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 03:36:58PM -0400, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > On Tuesday, August 17, 2021 03:26:19 PM Weaver wrote: > > On 18-08-2021 04:56, rhkra...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Somewhat relevant to the subject of an off-topic mailing list, I'm now > > > puzzling over why an NiMH AA battery tested to hold 18 maHrs seems to > > > power an LED flashilight for many hours longer than an NiMH AAA battery > > > tested to hold 120 maHrs (ratio is like 24 hours to 3 hours -- how can > > > that possibly be? (I'd give a few more details if I was actually > > > askinjg the question on that off- topic mail list. > > > > ... and I hope another Debian-user will be able to help you. > > Cheers! > > Thanks, I think I puzzled it out ;-) > > I guess the measure of the charge (18 maHrs vs. 120 maHrs) is not the charge > "contained" in the battery, but instead the amount of charge required to > bring > it up to the desired charge (presumably by voltage) -- my guess is the AA > battery is in much better condition than the AAA battery and requires less > charge to bring it up to "full charge". > > PS: s/battery/cell/g > It may also be that the AA cell can provide a greater current for a longer time - AAA are small:)
Andy C.
