Ibhetri ye-zinc-carbon (okanye umsebenzi onzima kakhulu) yibhetri yokuqala yeseli eyomileyo ebonelela ngombane othe ngqo ukusuka kwi-electrochemical reaction phakathi kwe-zinc kunye ne-manganese dioxide (MnO2) phambi kwe-electrolyte.
Ivelisa i-voltage emalunga ne-1.5 volts phakathi kwe-anode ye-zinc, eyakhiwe ngokuqhelekileyo njengesitya se-cylindrical kwiseli yebhetri, kunye nentonga yekhabhoni ejikelezwe yikhompawundi ene-Standard Standard electrode potential (positive polarity), eyaziwa ngokuba yi-cathode. eqokelela umsinga kwi-electrode ye-manganese dioxide. Igama elithi "zinc-carbon" liyalahlekisa kancinane njengoko lithetha ukuba ikhabhoni isebenza njenge-arhente yokunciphisa kune-manganese dioxide.
Iibhetri zenjongo jikelele zinokusebenzisa intlama eneasidi yamanzi ye-ammonium chloride (NH4Cl) njenge-electrolyte, kunye nesisombululo se-zinc chloride kwisahlukanisi sephepha ukuze senze into eyaziwa ngokuba yibhulorho yetyuwa. Iintlobo ze-heavy-duty zisebenzisa i-paste ngokuyinhloko eyenziwe nge-zinc chloride (ZnCl2).
Iibhetri zeZinc-carbon yayizezona bhetri zokuqala zorhwebo ezomileyo, eziphuhliswe kubuchwepheshe bomanziIseli yeLeclanché. Benzaiithotshikunye nezinye izixhobo eziphathwayo ezinokwenzeka, ngenxa yokuba ibhetri ibonelele ngoxinaniso lwamandla oluphezulu ngexabiso eliphantsi kuneeseli ebezikho ngaphambili. Ziseluncedo kwi-low-drain okanye kwi-intermittent-ukusetyenziswa kwezixhobo ezifanaulawulo olukude, iithotshi, iiwotshi okanyeiirediyo ze-transistor. IZinc-carbon iiseli ezomileyo zisetyenziswa kanyeiiseli eziphambili.