ʻO ka pākaukau AA (a i ʻole pālua-A) ka nui maʻamau maʻamau pākahi pahu pahu maloʻo maloʻo.Kāhea ka ʻōnaehana IEC 60086 i ka nui R6, a kapa ʻia ʻo ANSI C18 he 15. Ua kapa ʻia ʻo UM-3 e JIS o Iapana. ʻO ka nui (non-rechargeable) zinc–carbon (dry cell) AA batteries ma kahi o 400-900 milliampere hola hiki , me ka hiki ke ana i hilinaʻi nui ʻia i nā kūlana hoʻāʻo, ka pōʻaiapuni hana, a me ka volta ʻoki ʻoki.Kūʻai pinepine ʻia nā ʻōhua Zinc-carbon ma ke ʻano he "kumu nui".