The Battery Guide
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| Alkaline | Cassette and Tape Recorders House Hold Electronics | Moderate cost
High Performance |
Zinc | Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide | Potassium Hydroxide |
| Lead Acid
Automotive |
Starting Automobiles, Tractors, Marine | Low Cost
Moderate Capacity |
Lead | Lead Oxide | Sulfuric Acid |
| Lead Aid
Motive Power |
Industrial Trucks
Military Submarines |
Can Deep Discharge
6-8 Hours |
Lead | Lead Oxide | Sulfuric Acid |
| Lead Acid
Sealed |
TV's, Appliances
Video/Tape Recorders |
Low Cost
Maintenance free |
Lead | Lead Dioxide Lead Sulfate | Sulfuric Acid |
| Lithium | Mainly Military but also civilian Applications such as computer backup | Can Deliver very high current | Lithium | Various | Organic Solvents |
| Lithium Ion | Computers, Portable Phones | Light Weight
High capacity |
Graphite | Lithium Cobalt Oxide | Organic Solvents |
| Magnesium | Military receiver/Transmitter
Aircraft transmitter |
High Capacity
Long Self Life |
Magnesium | Magnesium Oxide | Magnesium
Perchlorate |
| Mercury | Hearing Aids, Pace Makers, Military
Sensors and Detection Equipment |
High Capacity
Flat Discharge Good shelf Life |
Zinc | Mercury Oxide | Potassium Hydroxide |
| Ni/Cad Wet
(Vented) |
Railroads, Communications, Aircraft, Utilities | Rugged, Excellent cycle life | Cadmium | Nickel | Potassium Hydroxide |
| Ni/Cad Dry
(Sealed) |
Portable Phones, Tools, Computers, Appliances | Rugged, Excellent cycle life.Maintenance Free | Cadmium | Nickel Oxyhdroide | Potassium Hydroxide |
| Nickel-Metal Hydride | Portable Phones, Computers | Long Run Time | Metal Hydride Alloy | Nickel Oxyhdroxide | Potassium Hydroxide |
| Nickel-Iron
(Edison Battery) |
Railroad Signals | Long Life | Iron | Nickel | Potassium Hydroxide |
| Silver Oxide | Hearing Aids, Watches, Military Missiles, Space Applications | High Capacity, Flat Discharge,Long Shelf Life | Zinc | Silver Oxide | Potassium Hydroxide |
| Zinc Air
(Mercury free) |
Railroad long run low drain applications | Flat Discharge | Zinc | Oxygen | Potassium Hydroxide |
| Zinc Air
(containing Mercury) |
Railroad long run low drain applications | Flat Discharge | Zinc | Oxygen | Potassium Hydroxide |
| Zinc Carbon | Flashlights, Toys, Radios, Instruments | Popular low cost battery | Zinc | Manganese Dioxide | Potassium Hydroxide |