Picked up 25 Panasonic CR123A (more properly, CR17345) cells from the usual eBay supplier and put one to the test:
Panasonic CR123A _ CR17345
Somewhat to my surprise, it delivers pretty nearly its full rated capacity at 400 mA discharge. It’d do even better at its 20 mA (!) rated current, of course, but I wasn’t up for a lengthy test…
Yes, the nominal capacity spec is at 20 mA (C/77) discharge: one LED worth of current. Even the pulsed spec is only 900 mA at 10% over 30 seconds, which says a flashlight really puts the screws to the poor things…
