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1.5V AAA Sony Alkaline Blue Battery Tests

13, Mar 2019

We have picked up a pack of fresh 1.5V AAA Sony Alkaline Blue (AM4L-B4D) batteries to test and see how well will they perform. The batteries are produced in 01-2019 and Sony claims that these are longer lasting batteries that can keep power for up to 8 years (expiration date 01-2027) if properly stored at ambient temperature between 18 and 22 degrees Celsius. Of course most people do not care much for their batteries and will probably not try to extend their live, especially for cheaper alkaline batteries like these, so hardly they will be kept under optimal conditions. With alkaline batteries you usually pick a pack and put them right to some use in a device, so just make sure you get a freshly produced cells.


The 1.5V AAA Sony Alkaline Blue batteries do manage to show good results in our tests with capacity above average (closer to the top performers in the AAA alkaline category) and better than what we have got a couple of years ago from Sony Stamina Plus AAA batteries. We are getting high usable capacities for 0.1A, 0.2A and 0.3A constant current loads and going for the higher 0.5A discharge test we see a more significant drop in the usable capacity. The longer 8 year shelf life of the batteries is also a plus, compared to the regular 5 years that most alkaline batteries normally get.

The performance of the 1.5V AAA Sony Alkaline Blue batteries in our tests:

– 910 mAh at 0.1A load
– 784 mAh at 0.2A load
– 609 mAh at 0.3A load
– 324 mAh at 0.5A load

– 1.101 Wh at 0.1A load
– 0.926 Wh at 0.2A load
– 0.692 Wh at 0.3A load
– 0.362 Wh at 0.5A load

9V Sony Ultra Super Carbon Zinc Battery Tests

17, Aug 2013

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The 9V Sony Ultra Super Carbon Zinc batteries we test here are rated with up to 3 years shelf life and are marked for use up to 11-2015. The Sony website does not have detailed specifications about these batteries, so we have to check them out by testing the actual capacity we can get out of these. Considering the fact that we are talking about a Carbon Zinc battery we don’t have very high expectations, even though Sony labels these batteries as Ultra Super.


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To test the capacity that 9V Carbon Zinc batteries can provide we are using a constant current discharge test with 0.05A load (50 miliampers) due to the fact that the total capacity of these batteries is not that high and they are not intended for use in situations where high current loads can be expected. The 9V Sony Ultra Super Carbon Zinc battery we have tested here managed to provide 151 mAh capacity before hitting the 5.4V cutoff voltage and that is actually quite normal performance for a 9V Carbon Zinc battery as these usually provide less capacity than Alkaline batteries and are a bit cheaper compared to Alkaline.

The performance of the 9V Sony Ultra Super Carbon Zinc Batteries in our tests:

– 151 mAh at 0.05A load

– 0.998 Wh at 0.05A load


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