Didier Stevens

Saturday 29 November 2025

Quickpost: CR1225 vs CR1220

Filed under: Hardware,Quickpost — Didier Stevens @ 0:00

I had to replace a button cell, a CR1225, but I only had a CR1220.

So I just used that CR1220 in stead. This works, because a CR1220 and CR1225 differ in mechanical properties (dimension), but not in electrical properties (voltage).

Both cells have a nominal voltage of 3 Volts.

CR1220 means the following:

  • C: Lithium battery
  • R: Round
  • 12: 12mm diameter
  • 20: 2,0mm thickness

The difference between a CR1220 and CR1225 is the thickness: a CR1220 is 0,5mm slimmer than a CR1225. So a CR1220 fits in a CR1225 holder without problem.


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