A CR-V3 battery (sometimes CRV3) is a type of disposable high-capacity 3-Volt

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used in various electronic appliances, including some

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. This allows CR-V3 batteries to function in many (though not all) devices originally designed for only AA batteries. An RCR-V3 battery is a rechargeable 3.7 V

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Disposable CR-V3 batteries

Often, a CR-V3 battery is a single cell based on a non-rechargeable

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chemistry, with a nominal voltage of 3 V (the same as 2 alkaline AA batteries). Duracell Ultra CR-V3 is composed of two 3 V AA sized lithium cells connected in parallel. Because both lithium and lithium-ion chemistries offer higher

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rechargeable batteries or even

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, a CR-V3 battery is designed to last much longer than a pair of AA batteries. Some more recent CR-V3 batteries are composed of 2 lithium AA rechargeable batteries. Friday, 4 October 2019

Rechargeable RCR-V3 batteries

Rechargeable

RCR-V3 batteries, with a nominal voltage of 3.7 V, are also available. Some have a third smaller terminal used for charging and may not be compatible with chargers from different manufacturers.

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Disposable CR-V3 batteries

Rechargeable RCR-V3 batteries

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