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- From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong)
- Subject: Re: 1.5 volt lithium batteries?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul23.141741.10320@tc.fluke.COM>
- Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
- References: <PHR.92Jul19233515@soda.berkeley.edu>
- Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1992 14:17:41 GMT
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- In article <PHR.92Jul19233515@soda.berkeley.edu> phr@soda.berkeley.edu (Paul Rubin) writes:
- }I've seen some references to 1.5 volt lithium batteries starting
- }to become available in conventional battery sizes (e.g. AA).
- }Anyone know where I can get some, how much they cost, and what
- }their energy density is compared to alkaline batteries? Thanks.
-
- Eveready makes them; they're called LithEon. I have several samples of
- the AA size. They seems to have about twice the energy density of
- alkaline batteries. I don't know the retail price, but I'm pretty sure
- they sell for more than twice the price of alkaline cells.
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- Norm Strong (strong@tc.fluke.com)
- 2528 31st S. Seattle WA 98144 USA
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