Watch battery

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Type CR2032 watch battery (lithium anode, 3 V, 20.0 mm × 3.2 mm)
Type CR2032 watch battery (lithium anode, 3 V, 20.0 mm × 3.2 mm)

A watch battery or button cell is a small form-factor battery designed for use in wrist watches, pocket calculators, hearing aids, and similar compact portable electronics products. Watch batteries are usually a single cell with nominal voltages between 1.5 and 3 V. Common anode materials are zinc or lithium, common cathode materials are manganese dioxide, silver oxide, carbon monofluoride or copper oxide. The cylindrical surface of these types of batteries is part of the positive (+) terminal.

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[edit] Type designation

International standard IEC 60086-3 defines an alphanumeric coding system for watch batteries.

[edit] Electrochemical system

The first letter identifies the electrochemical system used in the battery, which also implies a nominal voltage:

Letter
code		 Positive electrode Electrolyte Negative electrode Nominal
voltage		 End-point
voltage
L Manganese dioxide Alkali Zinc 1.5 1.0
S Silver oxide Alkali Zinc 1.55 1.2
C Manganese dioxide Organic Lithium 3 2.0
B Carbon monofluoride Organic Lithium 3 2.0
G Copper oxide Organic Lithium 1.5 1.2

The "C"-type 3-V lithium cells are today the most commonly used type in quartz watches, calculators, small PDA devices, and computer motherboard clocks.

[edit] Package size

Its package's size is identified by a three-to-four digit code, preceded by the letter "R" to indicate a round cell. The first 1–2 digits indicate the outer diameter of the battery (downwards-rounded millimeters), and the last two digits indicate the overall height (downwards-rounded 0.1 millimeters). Examples:

  • CR2032: 20.0 mm diameter, 3.2 mm height
  • SR516: 5.8 mm diameter, 1.6 mm height

ISO/IEC 83-3 lists the following diameter codes:

4 = (4.8+0−0.15) mm
5 = (5.8+0−0.15) mm
6 = (6.8+0−0.15) mm
7 = (7.9+0−0.15) mm
9 = (9.5+0−0.15) mm
10 = (10.0+0−0.20) mm
11 = (11.6+0−0.20) mm
12 = (12.5+0−0.25) mm
16 = (16+0−0.25) mm
20 = (20+0−0.25) mm
23 = (23+0−0.50) mm
24 = (24.5+0−0.50) mm

The following height codes are used with 16–24 mm diameter batteries:

12 = (1.20+0−0.20) mm
16 = (1.60+0−0.20) mm
20 = (2.00+0−0.25) mm
25 = (2.50+0−0.50) mm
30 = (3.00+0−0.50) mm
32 = (3.20+0−0.50) mm
50 = (5.00+0−0.50) mm

[edit] Final letters

After the package code, the following additional letters may optionally appear in the type designation to indicate the electrolyte used:

An appended letter "W" states that this battery complies with all the requirements of the IEC 86-3 standard.

[edit] Other package markings

Apart from the type code described in the preceding section, watch batteries should also be marked with

  • the name or trademark of the manufacturer or supplier;
  • the polarity (+);
  • the date of manufacturing.

The manufacturing date can be abbreviated to the last digit of the year, followed a digit or letter indicating the month, where O, Y, and Z are used for October, November and December, respectively (e.g., 01 = January 1990 or January 2000, 9Y = November 1999).

[edit] Common applications

[edit] Rechargeable variants

Regular watch batteries are not rechargeable. Rechargeable button cells are commercially available, but are not commonly used due to their inferior capacity.

[edit] Other chemical compositions

  • Mercury cells are now banned from sale in many countries.
  • Alkali cells are sometimes found in low-end markets, but do only provide a fraction of the capacity of silver oxide or lithium based cells.
  • Zinc-air cells utilize air in the chemical reaction (it is required to remove a plastic foil layer before usage).

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