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Record the Shimmer3 and Shimmer3R cell capacities - #138

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Documentation only. SHIMMER3_BATTERY_AND_CHARGING.md explains how the firmware measures and classifies the battery, but not the cell being measured. Nothing in the firmware holds a capacity (everything works in raw ADC counts and millivolts), yet it is the number any battery-life estimate divides into.

Platform Capacity
S3 400 mAh
S3, earlier units 450 mAh
S3R 400 mAh (the same cell as current S3)

S3 moved from the 450 mAh cell to the 400 mAh one some years ago, because the newer cell came with the certifications required.

Added as an unnumbered "The cell" block before §1, so no section number or cross-reference moves.

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SHIMMER3_BATTERY_AND_CHARGING.md explains how the firmware measures and
classifies the battery, but not the cell being measured. Nothing in the
firmware holds a capacity - everything works in raw ADC counts and
millivolts - and it is the number any battery-life estimate divides into.

  S3                 400 mAh
  S3, earlier units  450 mAh; the change came some years ago, because the
                     newer cell came with the certifications required
  S3R                400 mAh

Added as an unnumbered "The cell" block before section 1, so no section
number or cross-reference moves. Documentation only.

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The S3R carries the same 400 mAh cell that S3 moved to, not merely a cell of
the same capacity.

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