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A collection of battery info for building simple electronic circuits using breadboards or small printed circuit boards. Depending on your level of experience.
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Common Battery Info

Battery Type Voltage (V) Capacity (mAh) Chemistry
CR2032 3.0 NA Li-MnO2
AA, AAA 1.5 varies 350 - 1000 Alkaline
AA, AAA 1.2 NiMH or NiCd

Use with LEDs

Most standard LEDs have a nominal voltage of 3V, which is why you can run an LED using 1 CR2032 (coin) battery but you can't run an LED with a single AA/AAA battery.

A standard CR2032 battery

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