Batire ya alkaline C ndi voliyumu yadzina ndi 1.5V.Nthawi yotulutsa mabatire a DG Sunmo Alkaline C ndi mphindi 1100 (-0.9V).Monga batire ya D, kukula kwa batire la C kwakhala kofanana kuyambira 1920s.
Batire ya C imatchedwa "14" mumiyezo yamakono ya ANSI ya nomenclature ya batri, ndipo batire ya Alkaline C mumiyezo ya IEC imatchedwa "LR14".