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- From: phr@telebit.com (Paul Rubin)
- Subject: Re: Lithiums vs. alkalines (was Re: was going to get 8008s but EOS 10s recommended)
- In-Reply-To: blue@sequent.com's message of 21 Dec 92 08:11:07 GMT
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- Organization: Telebit Corporation; Sunnyvale, CA, USA
- References: <1992Dec17.222710.8812@adobe.com> <1992Dec20.042644.1150@walter.bellcore.com>
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- Date: 21 Dec 92 20:20:53
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- I don't believe anyone can get 150 rolls of film through a camera with
- a single 2cr5 pack. Canon is dreaming if they claim that.
-
- It could be that EOS cameras are more energy efficient than 8008's
- when it comes to film transport (they use a lot more flimsy plastic
- parts that break easily). However, the total amount of energy is
- a 2CR5 pack is about equal to four alkaline AA's, so regardless
- of how economical the EOS is to operate on lithiums, it would have
- been even more economical on AA's.
-
- My Digi-key catalog (Nov.-Dec. 1992) lists the CRP2 battery as having
- 1300 maH capacity, which is comparable to 4 AA alkalines. The lithium
- battery is over 5 times as expensive. Of course, most (not all) devices
- that can use AA alkalines can also use nicads, which -really- gets
- the costs down.
-