Ibhethri le-zinc-carbon (noma umsebenzi osindayo kakhulu) ibhethri eliyisisekelo leseli elomile elinikeza amandla kagesi aqondile ukusuka ekuphenduleni kwe-electrochemical phakathi kwe-zinc ne-manganese dioxide (MnO2) phambi kwe-electrolyte.
Ikhiqiza i-voltage engaba ngu-1.5 volts phakathi kwe-anode ye-zinc, ngokuvamile eyakhiwa njengesiqukathi esiyicylindrical seseli yebhethri, kanye ne-carbon rod ezungezwe inhlanganisela enamandla aphezulu Okujwayelekile ka-electrode (i-polarity enhle), eyaziwa ngokuthi i-cathode, eqoqa amandla amanje ku-electrode ye-manganese dioxide. Igama elithi "zinc-carbon" liyadukisa kancane njengoba lisho ukuthi ikhabhoni isebenza njenge-ejenti yokwehlisa esikhundleni se-manganese dioxide.
Amabhethri enhloso ejwayelekile angase asebenzise ukunamathisela okunamanzi okune-asidi kwe-ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) njenge-electrolyte, nesisombululo se-zinc chloride kusihlukanisi sephepha ukuze senze lokho okwaziwa njengebhuloho likasawoti. Izinhlobo zomsebenzi osindayo zisebenzisa ukunamathisela okuhlanganiswe ngokuyinhloko ne-zinc chloride (ZnCl2).
Amabhethri e-zinc-carbon ayengamabhethri okuqala omile okuhweba, athuthukiswe kusukela kubuchwepheshe bokumanziIseli ye-Leclanché. Benzaamathoshikanye nezinye izinto eziphathwayo ezingenzeka, ngenxa yokuthi ibhethri linikeze ukuminyana kwamandla okuphezulu ngenani eliphansi kunamaseli ayetholakala ngaphambilini. Zisewusizo kumadivayisi asebenzisa amanzi aphansi aphansi noma asetshenziswa ngezikhathi ezithile njengeizilawuli kude, amathoshi, amawashi nomaimisakazo ye-transistor. Amaseli e-zinc-carbon dry asetshenziswa kanyeamaseli ayinhloko.