So, it can be seen that not only will the battery last only 0.5/3.0, or 17 percent of the time as expected, but there will also be an unexpected 155/240 reduction beyond that, based on the higher drain. If on the other hand, it must provide 3.0 mA, it can only provide 155 mAh. Here we see that if the CR2032 battery is tasked with providing 0.5 mA (500 microamps) continuously, its output voltage will not deteriorate to 1.6 volts until it has provided 240 mAh. This might actually be true in a case where the battery is powering computer BIOS, but in most cases, the battery must supply more current continuously or in pulses.įigure 2: The capacity of a CR2032 battery versus continuous current demand. In an application drawing a constant 1 microamp or less, this comes out to over 10 years. The simplest way to look at battery life is to look at the total charge in milliamp hours, and divide it by current consumption.īattery Life = 225 milliamp hours/current Thus, in practice, the device is usually taken out of service for reasons such as obsolescence long before the CR2032 battery is depleted. Furthermore, when the device is turned on, the unit should be specifically designed to refrain from drawing power from the CR2032 battery, and subsystems like RTCs are powered from the unit’s main power supply for as long as the device is operational. The CR2032 battery is often used to provide power for ultra-low power subsystems such real-time clocks and oscillators, which must stay operational even when system power to the overall device is shut off. These batteries can lay dormant for years and lose very little of their original charge.įigure 1: Construction of a CR2032 battery button cell. A long storage life is made possible by the typically low self-discharge rate of LiMn02 batteries.

The construction of a typical CR2032 battery features a stainless steel case to prevent any leakage of the non-corrosive electrolyte.

Rs 2032 battery