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Re: [OM] Ni-Cd Pack fetaures

Subject: Re: [OM] Ni-Cd Pack fetaures
From: Jan Steinman <jans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 23:52:37 -0800
>From: Bob Sull <w8imo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>Jan Steinman wrote:
>
>> One notable exception: lithium. Get the M18v grip and fill it with AA
>> lithiums...
>
>I don't know how many NiCd cells a M18v grip holds, but with AA NiCds being
>1.2V
>and Lithium AA cells being 1.5V, is there any danger here?

The M18v grip is designed for alkaline batteries. It takes 12 cells, and
commonly available AA liths have the same voltage as an alkaline, so no
problem.

It is possible to order 3V lithium AA batteries -- the normal valence for
lithium chemistry, but you don't see those in stores.

: Jan Steinman <mailto:jans@xxxxxxxxxxx>
: 19280 Rydman Court, West Linn, OR 97068-1331 USA
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