Hello again Alan, > I don't know why the 3V lithium would damage > the circuit, but this web site suggested some > LXs were damaged by CR1/3N. > http://member.nifty.ne.jp/tsun2/libat.htm > I couldn't get the excite link to translate for me, but here's what I got out of BabelFish from AltaVista:
> "CR - 1 / 3n lithium electric battery XXYEN 700 > > The CR - 1 / the LR44, 3n (the SR44) there is a lithium > electric battery of equal size to x 2. It is tend to think > as the lithium electric battery = high performance, but to > tell the truth the CR - 1 / the 3n because it is the quality > which is unsuitable to to use for the camera, when in the > type which is not stated in the instruction manual and the > like as a use electric battery please do not use, received > guidance at service center of the ??????. > The CR - 1 / inserting the 3n, handwritten it is to repair > vote of the LX which it puts out to overhaul, clear. > > Active type: Super A and PROGRAM A > > Use failure type: LX and P50 DATE, P30 (DATE, N and T) > > (The type which is not stated is lack of confirmation) > Not much hard data. Could it be that the LX and P50/P30 draw too much current and overheat the battery, causing it to crack open and leak? But I would think the Super and Program A models would draw a lot of current as well. Maybe it is a physical size issue, like the CR1/3N is _slightly_ taller then two MS76s and in the "failure types" this damages the battery compartment, requiring an overhaul? Any Japanese readers/translators out there that can interpret the page any better? Thanks for the info Alan! - THaller
