CR123A Battery (Cylindrical Cell), IEC 60086

At 16 to 17 mm across and 33.5 to 34.5 mm long, the CR123A battery (IEC 60086) is drawn here as simplified STEP files.

How these parts are made, and what the levels mean: read the method

• Also searched as: CR123A battery
• Model id: iec60086-cr123a
• Standard: IEC 60086 · size CR123A

Files

Part key	Simplified
iec60086-cr123a	STEP

Dimensions

Symbol	Name	min	nom	max	Modeled	Rule	Level
d	Diameter	16		17	16.5	midpoint of min–max	L1
h	Overall height	33.5		34.5	34	midpoint of min–max	L1
d_pos	Positive contact diameter			9.6	9.6	single limit (max), modeled at the limit	L1
h_pos	Positive contact projection	1			1	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L1
d_neg	Negative contact diameter	11			11	single limit (min), modeled at the limit	L1
e_neg	Negative contact recess	0.5		0.9	0.7	midpoint of min–max	L1

Drawing

As a PDF: CC-IEC60086-SZ-CR123A.pdf.

From the maker's datasheet

As written on the ENERGIZER 123 datasheet (energizer-123), the maker's typical values for one product, not the standard's limits.

• Classification: "Lithium"
• Chemical System: Lithium / Manganese Dioxide (Li/MnO2)
• Designation: ANSI-5018LC, IEC-CR17345
• Nominal Voltage: 3.0 Volts
• Typical Capacity: 1500 mAh (to 2.0 volts)
• Typical Weight: 16.5 grams (0.58 oz.)

The CR123A battery beside the CR2

The CR123A is the last of the 11 IEC 60086 batteries published here, listed from AAAA to CR123A.

• Diameter (d): 16 to 17 mm on the CR123A battery, against 15 to 15.6 mm on the CR2.
• Overall height (h): 33.5 to 34.5 mm on the CR123A battery, against up to 27 mm on the CR2.
• Positive contact diameter (d_pos): up to 9.6 mm on the CR123A battery, against up to 7 mm on the CR2.
• Positive contact projection (h_pos): at least 1 mm on the CR123A battery, against at least 0.6 mm on the CR2.

Other sizes

• One size smaller: CR2 Battery (Cylindrical Cell), IEC 60086, 15 to 15.6 mm diameter, up to 27 mm long.

Documents

• CC-IEC60086-DS-CR123A.pdf: CR123A datasheet: values with levels, sources
• CC-IEC60086-SZ-CR123A.pdf: CR123A drawing: this size's values on the views
• parts.json: the part record of this size (the platform contract)

Sources

duracell-cr123, energizer-123, varta-6205. Full citations: the method page and this size's datasheet.

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