That's not quite right. Lithium batteries maintain a more constant voltage for a longer time and then drop off suddenly, whereas alkalines and rechargeable NiMH batteries tend to have a gradual drop off in voltage.
On 6/1/05, Thibouille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes but voltage is higher than usual AA batteries AFAIR > That may be the problem. > > 2005/6/1, Don Sanderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Never noticed them getting even warm in the D or > > its AA battery pack. > > Not even when using the flash or LCD constantly. > > And the life of Lithiums is nothing short of amazing. > > Seems to me that of all of the newer digis that use a > > "special" battery pack, that pack is Lithium. > > > > Don > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Joe Wilensky [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 1:43 PM > > > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > > > Subject: Re: Lithium AA's if manual doesn't specify? > > > > > > > > > I found this in the technical FAQ section: > > > > > > "4. Never use manganese or lithium batteries, as these battery types > > > may overheat in the camera." > > > > > > Do the new lithium AA batteries (and so many other lithium photo > > > batteries) really get hotter than other types? > > > > > > Joe > > > > > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Wilensky" Subject: OT: > > > >Lithium AA's if manual doesn't specify? > > > > > > > >>I've picked up a small digital point-and-shoot (not Pentax), and it > > > >>takes AA batteries. The manual mentions using alkalines and > > > >>recommends NiMH rechargeable AA batteries, but says not a word > > > >>about using lithium AA batteries. This is a fairly current camera > > > >>(2004, discontinued this year). Is there any reason I can't use > > > >>lithium AA batteries in this camera? > > > > > > > >no. > > > > > > > >William Robb > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Joe Wilensky > > > Editor, Cornell Chronicle > > > Cornell News Office > > > 312 College Ave. > > > Ithaca, NY 14850 > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > (607) 255-3630 phone/voice mail > > > (607) 255-5373 fax > > > > > > http://www.news.cornell.edu/Chronicle/Chronicle.html > > > > > > > > > > -- > ---------------------- > Thibouille > ---------------------- > Z1,SuperA,KX,MX,P30t and KR-10x ... > > -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com -- "You have to hold the button down" -Arnold Newman
