Do not confuse with 388 button cell, also numbered 221.
This battery is a stack of 15 × LR54 with a metal "pip" contact plate at each end and a casing to hold it all together.
Equivalents:
15F15, 15LR54, 221, 505, 75, 505E/B, A221, B155, BA 333/U, BL-MV15, BLR155, M505, MV15, MV15E, NR75, W15, Y15, Y-15,
Image not to scale. | Common Name. | Dimensions. Height × Width × Length. | Chemical Composition. | Nominal Voltage. |
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505. | 50.9 mm × 15.9 mm × 15.1 mm Although some are round: 50.9 mm high × 15.9 mm diameter Contacts: Raised areas either end for Positive and Negative. | Carbon Zinc | 22.5 volts. 84 mAh. |