[pct-l] Steri pen water purification

[kcristler]

I just bought a 4 PACK of lithium AA at Wal Mart for $10. Now I 'm wondering 
about charging them. I have a AA NimH charger, but I notice they are 1.2 
volts and the lithiums are 1.5 V. Do I need a new charger for the lithiums? 
If so, where to buy one?
             Kerry
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles W. Davidson" <chaseat99 at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>; "atl atl" <AT-L at backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, March 23, 2009 7:59 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Steri pen water purification


> Hi Gang,
>            I just got back from a 6 day hike. I tested out my new
> Classic model Steri Pen that I purchased at REI. I sent the faulty
> Journey model steri pen back to Nitro-Pak for refund. They said that
> they found nothing wrong with it so I ended up paying shipping including
> the initial free shipping. The gadget worked periodically ( I just
> retired from 36 years at Corning where I repaired electronic
> instruments). Counting shipping and all cr123 batteries I purchased
> testing the thing it cost me a bit. I should have gone to REI in the
> first place and I will not use the other site again.
>    But now I am happy with the Classic model Steri-Pen. It uses AA
> batteries and will clean twice as much or ~ 100 liters of water on 4
> lithium AA's. I get an 8 pack Lith AA at Walmart for <$10. which is the
> same cost as 2CR123's. It seemed a bit odd purifying the same water
> sources that I have drank from for many years. However it is so easy and
> quick that I really did not mind the 90 second wait for each liter. The
> device worked will with standard size small neck soda bottles or large
> mouth (my preference). Large mouth do not freeze up as fast as the small
> ones. Both store better upside down in cold weather because freezing
> starts in the air gap on top.
>
> Chase
> Photo's and video of my hike @
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> My Journal http://postholer.com/chaseat99
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