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   George Herold to et...@whidbey.com   
   Re: Looking for a good way to compare CR   
   16 Jan 18 13:16:24   
   
   From: gherold@teachspin.com   
      
   On Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 3:01:06 PM UTC-5, et...@whidbey.com wrote:   
   > I use enough CR2450 coin cells in equipment in my shop that I think it   
   > makes sense to test a few brands against each other to see which is   
   > most economical. I don't  know enough about how to load different   
   > battery chemistries to test the batteries. But I was thinking about   
   > just using an LED and a resistor combination so that the battery would   
   > drain to some particular voltage in about a month. I can use a battery   
   > I just replaced because it won't power the welding hood anymore and   
   > use it for the low voltage reference. Maybe the battery package will   
   > show the supposed milliwatt hour capacity and I can test for that too.   
   > Or maybe there is an online reference to a standard capacity.  Am I on   
   > the right track?   
   > Thanks,   
   > Eric   
      
   Googling cr2450 MAH (milli-amp-hr) they mostly look to be the same.   
   ~600 or 620 mah.   
      
   George H.   
      
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