Description
These are Energizer Industrial C cells, supplied as a box of twelve. The pack lists every code this size answers to: LR14, EN93, AM2, MN1400 and Baby, which all name the same 1.5V cylindrical alkaline cell. If an appliance manual asks for any one of those, this is the battery it means. Industrial is the range name printed on the box, and the cells arrive in a plain cardboard outer rather than on individual blister cards.
The C size sits between AA and D in the cylindrical family, and it turns up wherever a device wants a bigger cell than an AA will give it: torches and camping lanterns, portable radios, door chimes, some larger children's toys and a good deal of older test equipment. Twelve at a time is a quantity aimed at somewhere that changes batteries as a task rather than an emergency, so a maintenance cupboard, a village hall store, a school technician's drawer or a workshop shelf. Keeping a box on hand means the right size is already there when a torch goes flat on a winter evening.
Each cell gives 1.5V, and alkaline chemistry is single use: these are not rechargeable, and no alkaline cell should be put into a charger. The use by information is printed on the cells themselves rather than the outer box, which the box confirms with its own note to see the battery, so you can check a loose cell long after the carton has gone. Alkaline cells keep best stored dry and at ordinary room temperature, and a device runs most predictably on a full set of fresh cells rather than a mix of part-used ones. This listing is sold in multiples of six boxes, which works out at seventy two cells per order.
Specification
| Size |
C |
| Chemistry |
Alkaline |
| Voltage |
1.5V |
| Codes |
LR14, EN93, AM2, MN1400, Baby |
| Pack quantity |
12 cells |
| Sold as |
Box of 12 cells |
| Minimum order |
6, sold in multiples of 6 |
Frequently Asked
How many batteries do I actually receive?
One box holds twelve C cells. The listing has a minimum order of six boxes, so the smallest order is seventy two cells in total.
Is LR14 the same thing as a C battery?
Yes. LR14 is the IEC code for the alkaline C cell, and the pack also shows EN93, AM2, MN1400 and Baby for the same size.
Can these be recharged?
No. Alkaline cells are single use chemistry and must never be placed in a charger. For repeat charging you need cells sold as rechargeable.
What sort of things take C cells?
The size is common in torches, camping lanterns, portable radios, door chimes, larger battery powered toys and a good deal of older test equipment.
Will these fit a device that lists MN1400 or Baby?
Yes, both are alternative names for the same 1.5V C cell, so a device asking for either takes the batteries in this box.