<s>
The	O
C	B-Algorithm
battery	I-Algorithm
(	O
C	O
size	O
battery	O
or	O
R14	B-Algorithm
battery	I-Algorithm
)	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
size	O
of	O
dry	B-Algorithm
cell	I-Algorithm
battery	O
typically	O
used	O
in	O
medium-drain	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
toys	O
,	O
flashlights	O
,	O
and	O
musical	O
instruments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2007	O
,	O
C	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
accounted	O
for	O
4%	O
of	O
alkaline	O
primary	O
battery	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Switzerland	O
as	O
of	O
2008	O
,	O
C	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
totalled	O
5.4	O
%	O
of	O
primary	O
battery	O
sales	O
and	O
3.4	O
%	O
of	O
secondary	O
(	O
rechargeable	B-Architecture
)	O
battery	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alkaline	O
C	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
have	O
a	O
storage	O
capacity	O
up	O
to	O
8000	O
mAh	O
while	O
rechargeable	B-Architecture
NiMH	O
C	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
can	O
hold	O
up	O
to	O
6000	O
mAh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zinc-carbon	O
C	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
usually	O
hold	O
up	O
to	O
3800	O
mAh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Compared	O
to	O
the	O
AAA	B-Algorithm
and	O
AA	B-Algorithm
batteries	I-Algorithm
,	O
C-batteries	O
'	O
storage	O
capacities	O
are	O
significantly	O
higher	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
D	B-Algorithm
battery	I-Algorithm
,	O
the	O
C	B-Algorithm
battery	I-Algorithm
size	O
has	O
been	O
standardized	O
since	O
the	O
1920s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AA	B-Algorithm
,	O
AAA	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
N	B-Algorithm
sizes	O
have	O
been	O
in	O
common	O
use	O
since	O
the	O
1950s	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
C	B-Algorithm
battery	I-Algorithm
is	O
called	O
"	O
14	O
"	O
in	O
current	O
ANSI	O
standards	O
of	O
battery	B-Algorithm
nomenclature	I-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
in	O
IEC	O
standards	O
is	O
designated	O
"	O
R14	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
