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Can you use a 1.2 V batteries instead of 1.5 V?
Q : Can I use 1.2 V rechargeable batteries in devices that usually take 1.5 V throw away batteries? Yes, most definitely. Using 1.2 V rechargeable batteries will have no effect on the use of the equipment. In fact an alkaline battery only benefits from 1.5 V voltage at the beginning of its discharge.
Is 1.5 volt the same as AA?
Rechargeable batteries are usually 1.2v, while alkaline are 1.5v. AA batteries hold a lower amount of energy reserves depending on what you buy (anywhere from 750 mAh to 2000 mAh).
What needs a 1.5 V battery?
Batteries like this are great for powering devices such as clocks, remotes, smoke alarms, and flashlights. Other varieties of the 1.5v battery power devices like pen flashlights, active styluses, and laser pointers, cameras, calculators, pencil sharpeners, and so much more.
What voltage should a rechargeable AA battery be?
1.25 Volts
The proper voltage for AA/AAA alkaline battery is 1.5V. The proper voltage for AA/AAA NiCd/NiMh rechargeable battery is 1.25 Volts. These are great batteries.
What are the voltages of rechargeable batteries?
According to Wikipedia, the following rechargeable battery chemistries have cell voltages of 1.2V: At a glance, it would appear that nickel is the common denominator, but this is not the case, as nickel-hydrogen and nickel-zinc have voltages of 1.5V and 1.7V, respectively.
What is the voltage of a 1 5V battery?
1.5 V batteries are typically Alkaline-manganese and/or carbon zinc which have a native open circuit voltage of 1.5 volts. But during discharge they will drop to lower voltage levels due to becoming depleted and internal resistance to current flow.
What is the full charge voltage of a single cell battery?
Remember this rule: The full charge voltage of a “single cell” of a battery is a constant and it directly depends on the chemistry used in the battery. 1) AA Alkaline (and other) primary batteries use chemistries that generate 1.5 volts per cell(e.g. Manganese dioxide ones).
What is the average voltage of a secondary battery?
Although initially 1.5, they average 1.2 or so. Secondary cells have flat discharge where they pretty much stay at 1.2 volts until depleted and then drop off very quickly to below 1.0 volts. So secondary cells operate more uniformly even with only 1.2 volts.