---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Don Cooper <wavyca...@gmail.com> List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 12:33 AM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] battery related To: Lyndon Tiu <l...@alumni.sfu.ca> Cc: David <dlocklea...@gmail.com>
And of course, please note - "Lithium" does NOT imply "Lithium-Ion". Lithium Ion also should incorporate either the direct connection to, or have a built in micro-controller to regulate charge and discharge, since Lithium Ion cells can generate enough heat to self-ignite. -WaV On Sun, Aug 23, 2009 at 12:22 AM, Lyndon Tiu <l...@alumni.sfu.ca> wrote: > Don Cooper wrote: > >> Lithium Ion is probably the superior in terms of power to weight. >> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium_battery#cite_note-7 > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium-ion_battery > > > On Sat, Aug 22, 2009 at 9:45 PM, David <dlocklea...@gmail.com <mailto: >> dlocklea...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> This is probably old news, but I just found out about it. >> >> Energizer's patent on lithium batteries expired a year ago. About >> that time, there >> was some post about a new Energizer lithium battery being marketed >> with less juice and >> a little cheaper. >> > > -- > Lyndon Tiu >
