2 Nov
2005
2 Nov
'05
3:19 p.m.
On Wed, 2 Nov 2005 17:55:25 -0500
Paul Koning <pkoning at equallogic.com> wrote:
But don't lithium batteries contain just lithium, which is all gone by the
time the battery discharges? An alkaline or carbon-zinc battery starts oozing as a rule
within a few years. The AAA lithium battery presumably doesn't run the risk of that
until at least 2020.
Does anybody know more they can contribute on the topic?
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>>>> "Scott" == Scott Stevens <chenmel at earthlink.net>
writes:
Scott> .... Also, Alkaline
Scott> batteries run the risk of leaking nasty substances on my
Scott> beautiful Sun hardware. I don't think Lithium batteries have
Scott> that problem.
I wouldn't bet on that.
As a rule of thumb, all batteries contain nasty chemicals. Which ones
depends on the battery. But if you assume all are nasty you will only
rarely be mistaken.
paul