[pct-l] Lithium AAA's @ Sams now

[Trekker4 at aol.com (Trekker4@aol.com)]

In a message dated 2/3/05 8:22:25 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
judson@jeffnet.org writes:

How much  longer do they last than standard AAA's?

    The Eveready AAA package says: 1. 4.5 hours longer  in MP3 players, 3.5 
hours longer in CD players, & 7X longer in digital  cameras - all vs ordinary 
alkaline; I'll be using mine in a headlamp and a  mini-mag tent lite, but 
there's almost no way to measure headlamp or flashlight  use.
    The Eveready AA package says: lasts up to 7X  longer in digital cameras 
vs ordinary alkaline; I'll be using mine in my  microcorder journal and my 
Steripen water purifier. The Steripen literature  rates batteries as follows:
     
Battery Type # of expected uses for 16  oz. of water  Lithium  Disposables
(Photo-type)*  
140
NiMH (Nickel Metal  Hydride  
100
Alkaline*  
20-40
NiCad (Nickel Cadmium)  
10-20
*Not recommended  for cold weather use

Note the cold weather note above; however, the AAA & AA packages say  they 
operate well in extreme temps, -40 to 140 F (come to think of it, that's  prawly 
the range PCT hickers, thanks Yogi, think they're hiking in). And lastly,  
they weigh right at half of regular alkalines, and a 15 year shelf  life.     
    Eveready also now has an intermediate battery  between alkies & lithies, 
lifewise, in a green package. I don't see how  hikers can lose with lithies, 
less weight per batt, fewer spare batts to carry  or ship, and 15 year storage. 
 
Bob 
Big  Bend Desert Denizen
(Naturalized Citizen, Republic of  Texas)