07-15-2013, 04:14 PM
freeradical wrote:
Half an amp is low current drain?
:facepalm:
It's not that high. Anything with under about 600 mA drain (toys, standard flashlights, radios, etc) is considered a low to moderate current drain device http://support.radioshack.com/support_tu.../67363.htm . High drain devices often run at 1,000 mA or more, which alkaline batteries cannot sustain. http://www.batteryshowdown.com/results-hi.html . Alkaline battery capacity is much more dependent on current drain rate than most other battery types.