1.55 V silver oxide
373
Buy373Silver oxide · 1.55 V · 9.5 × 1.6 mm
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1.55 V · 9.5 × 1.6 mm · Silver oxide, low drain (Renata scope chart)
373 is a listed designation for this silver oxide, low drain (renata scope chart) cell, 1.55 V, 9.5 × 1.6 mm. Figures below are copied from the datasheets and charts linked at the bottom.
| Chemistry | Silver oxide, low drain (Renata scope chart) |
|---|---|
| Nominal voltage | 1.55 V |
| Diameter × height | 9.5 × 1.6 mm Renata scope chart, millimetres |
| Designation on the datasheet | IEC-SR68 |
| Drain class | low drain, as printed by Renata |
| Weight | Energizer 0.50 grams (0.016 oz.) |
Size check at real size
Lay the old cell on the outline. This shows the top outline (diameter) and the side outline (height) at 1:1 once the screen is calibrated.
373 outline, 9.5 × 1.6 mm. Not a photograph, drawn from the figures above.
Calibrate this screen
Screens scale pages differently, so true size is only true after calibration. Hold a bank card or ID card (85.60 mm wide, ISO/IEC 7810 ID-1) against the bar and slide until the bar is exactly as wide as the card.
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All cells on one true-size sheet
When printing, set scale to 100% or Actual size, not Fit to page.
Capacity
These are not one test repeated. Capacity varies by brand, load, temperature and cutoff.
| Source | mAh | Test as printed |
|---|---|---|
| Renata | 29 | Capacity column of the July 2016 scope chart. The chart does not print the load or cutoff for this row. |
| Energizer | 30 | to 1.2 volts; 30K ohm continuous drain at 21°C |
Cross-reference
Each code is printed on the cited chart. A shared outline is not, by itself, the same cell. Renata's chart puts Maxell, Panasonic, Sony and Toshiba in one column, so those four names share the code shown.
| Where it is printed | Code |
|---|---|
| Energizer | 373 |
| Maxell, Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba | SR916SW |
| Varta | V373 |
| Rayovac | 373 |
| Timex | WA |
| Citizen | 280-45 |
| Seiko | SB-AJ/DJ |
| IEC code on the Renata chart | SR916 Printed as 'SR916 (SR68)'. |
| IEC code on the Renata chart | SR68 Printed as 'SR916 (SR68)'. |
Devices named on the Energizer guide
Watches. See watches.
Silver oxide watch and instrument cells
These are zinc/silver oxide button cells. Energizer's product sheets print a nominal 1.55 V. The silver-oxide application manual puts the open-circuit voltage at 1.6 V and the operating voltage, at ordinary drains, at 1.55 V or higher. The curve stays flat for most of the discharge. That is why a watch, a glucose meter, or a caliper that was specified for silver oxide keeps time or stays in calibration longer than it does on an alkaline cell of the same outline.
Renata splits each common outline into a low-drain cell and a high-drain cell. The low-drain code ends in SW (SR626SW is Renata and the trade number 377). The high-drain code ends in W (SR626W is 376). Energizer's manual explains the underlying choice without using those suffixes: a potassium hydroxide electrolyte carries a heavier current than a sodium hydroxide electrolyte, and the sodium hydroxide cells are the easier ones to seal. The manual does not print 'SW means NaOH'. This index does not add that sentence. It follows Renata's low-drain and high-drain labels, which are printed in the scope chart.
The two drains fit the same well. Energizer's cross-reference often puts the pair on one line (377/376, 357/303, 371/370) under 'replaces batteries labeled as'. Read that as a fit list. If the old cell or the watch case says 377 or SW, buy the low-drain cell. If it says 376 or W, buy the high-drain cell. A low-drain cell in a chronograph with a backlight can sag. A high-drain cell in a plain analog watch usually works, and it is the more leak-prone construction of the two over many years, which is why the watch brands bothered to specify SW.
Energizer still prints the older short IEC codes on the datasheet: SR66 for the 6.8 × 2.6 mm cell, SR44 for the 11.6 × 5.4 mm cell, and so on. Renata prints the longer code, SR626SW or SR44W. Both appear on the page. The short code is shared by the low-drain and high-drain twins, so 'SR44' alone is not enough to pick 357 or 303. The suffix, or the three-digit number, is.
Sources
Last verified 2026-10-29.
- Renata scope of supply, consumer, part no. ZW9843, version 07.2016 Renata SA, checked 2026-10-29
- Energizer silver oxide application manual, 11/06/01 Energizer, checked 2026-10-29
- Energizer 373 product datasheet (373.pdf) Energizer, checked 2026-10-29