Ibhethri le-PP3 elingamavolthi ayisishiyagalolunye livame ukutholakala ku-zinc-carbon eyinhloko.NEDA 1604futhiI-IEC 6F22(ye-zinc-carbon) nomaI-MN1604 6LR61(ye-alkaline).Usayizi, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ikhemistri, ngokuvamile ibizwa ngokuthi PP3—igama eligcinelwe kuphela i-carbon-zinc, noma kwamanye amazwe,EnomaI-E-block.[3] Uhlu lwamabhethri e-PP lwakhiqizwa esikhathini esidlule, ngama-voltage angu-4.5, 6, no-9 volts namandla ahlukene;ama-9-volt PP6, PP7, kanye ne-PP9 amakhulu asatholakala.Abanye osayizi abambalwa bebhethri le-9-volt bayatholakala: I-A10 ne-A29.