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- From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong)
- Subject: Re: Litheon batteries (Lithium)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.153834.15059@tc.fluke.COM>
- Keywords: battery
- Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
- References: <BxoK09.J72@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <BxptCH.Fp8.1@cs.cmu.edu> <1992Nov17.030855.18366@bcars6a8.bnr.ca>
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- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 15:38:34 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.030855.18366@bcars6a8.bnr.ca> ptse@bcars65b.bnr.ca (Paul Tse) writes:
- }In article <BxptCH.Fp8.1@cs.cmu.edu> phg+@CS.CMU.EDU (Paul Gleichauf) writes:
- }>are not quite ready for the US market, though they have appeared in Europe and
- }>Japan.
- }
- }
- }They've also appeared in Canada. Although I've never used them
- }or tested them, I have read a warning printed in a French photo
- }magazine that some cameras (e.g. Nikon F-801s) will not work with
- }the higher voltage of the Lithium AAs. ...no more info, just
- }thought y'all better be careful.
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- LithEon is the trademark name of an Eveready lithium battery that works
- at exactly 1.5 volts, just like a regular battery. I have a bunch of
- samples--which I use--but I've never seen them in the store. They show
- an improvement over alkaline cells mainly at high currents.
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- Norm Strong (strong@tc.fluke.com)
- 2528 31st S. Seattle WA 98144 USA
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