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Brian said:
I checked Energizer's technical site and found loads of information
on the e^2 lithium battery:

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/product_offerings/lithium/lithium.htm
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm

The datasheet lists a rating of 2900 mAh (!) at 1.5 volts. I
checked around a bit more, and the DPFWIW site recommends the e^2's
if you didn't mind the cost compared to rechargeable NiMH's. I
think I'll pick up a couple pairs soonish and try'em out.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm#e2
Click to expand...
I bought two pairs of these yesterday for New Year's festivities (CDN$20 at Battery Plus). They do work very well in the cold (no problems with an hour in -6C afternoon weather, then 45 minutes at -20C overnight). First thing I noticed was how light these AA's are... they feel hollow! Over the next twelve hours, I took about 220 shots to the microdrive before the low battery warning came on. The camera shut itself off within a handful of shots (all with LCD review). Cycling the power didn't really help... camera would switch off afte rthe first shot. I changed to my regular NiMH's for the rest of the night.

I put the lithiums back in today after letting them "rest" for several hours. So far, 15 more shots and no sign of the low battery warning. It seems I get roughly twice the battery life compared to the 1600 mAh NiMH's I carry around. Although $20 per set is not cheap, they seem to be much easier to find than the Olympus CR-V3's, about the same price range, and would make a good choice for cold weather shooting.
 
Walmart sells them for $10 for a pack of 4
Brian said:
Brian said:
I checked Energizer's technical site and found loads of information
on the e^2 lithium battery:

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/product_offerings/lithium/lithium.htm
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm

The datasheet lists a rating of 2900 mAh (!) at 1.5 volts. I
checked around a bit more, and the DPFWIW site recommends the e^2's
if you didn't mind the cost compared to rechargeable NiMH's. I
think I'll pick up a couple pairs soonish and try'em out.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm#e2
Click to expand...
I bought two pairs of these yesterday for New Year's festivities
(CDN$20 at Battery Plus). They do work very well in the cold (no
problems with an hour in -6C afternoon weather, then 45 minutes at
-20C overnight). First thing I noticed was how light these AA's
are... they feel hollow! Over the next twelve hours, I took about
220 shots to the microdrive before the low battery warning came on.
The camera shut itself off within a handful of shots (all with LCD
review). Cycling the power didn't really help... camera would
switch off afte rthe first shot. I changed to my regular NiMH's
for the rest of the night.
I put the lithiums back in today after letting them "rest" for
several hours. So far, 15 more shots and no sign of the low
battery warning. It seems I get roughly twice the battery life
compared to the 1600 mAh NiMH's I carry around. Although $20 per
set is not cheap, they seem to be much easier to find than the
Olympus CR-V3's, about the same price range, and would make a good
choice for cold weather shooting.
Click to expand...
 
Brian thanks for the info. I was at Best Buy down here in Austin looking at the same thing today. A set of 4 e2 lithium were 9.95 and 2 of the CR-V3 were 19.90 so not much of a decision. So I will get a set of e2's for backup.
Thanks,
Ron
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Brian said:
Brian said:
I checked Energizer's technical site and found loads of information
on the e^2 lithium battery:

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/product_offerings/lithium/lithium.htm
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm

The datasheet lists a rating of 2900 mAh (!) at 1.5 volts. I
checked around a bit more, and the DPFWIW site recommends the e^2's
if you didn't mind the cost compared to rechargeable NiMH's. I
think I'll pick up a couple pairs soonish and try'em out.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm#e2
Click to expand...
I bought two pairs of these yesterday for New Year's festivities
(CDN$20 at Battery Plus). They do work very well in the cold (no
problems with an hour in -6C afternoon weather, then 45 minutes at
-20C overnight). First thing I noticed was how light these AA's
are... they feel hollow! Over the next twelve hours, I took about
220 shots to the microdrive before the low battery warning came on.
The camera shut itself off within a handful of shots (all with LCD
review). Cycling the power didn't really help... camera would
switch off afte rthe first shot. I changed to my regular NiMH's
for the rest of the night.
I put the lithiums back in today after letting them "rest" for
several hours. So far, 15 more shots and no sign of the low
battery warning. It seems I get roughly twice the battery life
compared to the 1600 mAh NiMH's I carry around. Although $20 per
set is not cheap, they seem to be much easier to find than the
Olympus CR-V3's, about the same price range, and would make a good
choice for cold weather shooting.
Click to expand...
 
Brian,

I found this link to Costco Online showing what I think are the same batteries.

http://www.costco.com/frameset.asp?trg=product%2Easp&catid=114&subid=999&hierid=1309&prdid=30897&log=

The price looks reasonable compared to what others have quoted - $6.99 for four + $3.20 shipping. Can you confirm the packaging looks like the samples you purchased? If so I plan to make a trip to my local Costco and perhaps save on some shipping charges. Others may be interested also.

Thanks,
Dave
Brian said:
Brian said:
I checked Energizer's technical site and found loads of information
on the e^2 lithium battery:

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/product_offerings/lithium/lithium.htm
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm

The datasheet lists a rating of 2900 mAh (!) at 1.5 volts. I
checked around a bit more, and the DPFWIW site recommends the e^2's
if you didn't mind the cost compared to rechargeable NiMH's. I
think I'll pick up a couple pairs soonish and try'em out.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm#e2
Click to expand...
I bought two pairs of these yesterday for New Year's festivities
(CDN$20 at Battery Plus). They do work very well in the cold (no
problems with an hour in -6C afternoon weather, then 45 minutes at
-20C overnight). First thing I noticed was how light these AA's
are... they feel hollow! Over the next twelve hours, I took about
220 shots to the microdrive before the low battery warning came on.
The camera shut itself off within a handful of shots (all with LCD
review). Cycling the power didn't really help... camera would
switch off afte rthe first shot. I changed to my regular NiMH's
for the rest of the night.
I put the lithiums back in today after letting them "rest" for
several hours. So far, 15 more shots and no sign of the low
battery warning. It seems I get roughly twice the battery life
compared to the 1600 mAh NiMH's I carry around. Although $20 per
set is not cheap, they seem to be much easier to find than the
Olympus CR-V3's, about the same price range, and would make a good
choice for cold weather shooting.
Click to expand...
 
yep, those are the ones
Dave W said:
I found this link to Costco Online showing what I think are the
same batteries.

http://www.costco.com/frameset.asp?trg=product%2Easp&catid=114&subid=999&hierid=1309&prdid=30897&log=

The price looks reasonable compared to what others have quoted -
$6.99 for four + $3.20 shipping. Can you confirm the packaging
looks like the samples you purchased? If so I plan to make a trip
to my local Costco and perhaps save on some shipping charges.
Others may be interested also.

Thanks,
Dave
Brian said:
Brian said:
I checked Energizer's technical site and found loads of information
on the e^2 lithium battery:

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/product_offerings/lithium/lithium.htm
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm

The datasheet lists a rating of 2900 mAh (!) at 1.5 volts. I
checked around a bit more, and the DPFWIW site recommends the e^2's
if you didn't mind the cost compared to rechargeable NiMH's. I
think I'll pick up a couple pairs soonish and try'em out.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm#e2
Click to expand...
I bought two pairs of these yesterday for New Year's festivities
(CDN$20 at Battery Plus). They do work very well in the cold (no
problems with an hour in -6C afternoon weather, then 45 minutes at
-20C overnight). First thing I noticed was how light these AA's
are... they feel hollow! Over the next twelve hours, I took about
220 shots to the microdrive before the low battery warning came on.
The camera shut itself off within a handful of shots (all with LCD
review). Cycling the power didn't really help... camera would
switch off afte rthe first shot. I changed to my regular NiMH's
for the rest of the night.
I put the lithiums back in today after letting them "rest" for
several hours. So far, 15 more shots and no sign of the low
battery warning. It seems I get roughly twice the battery life
compared to the 1600 mAh NiMH's I carry around. Although $20 per
set is not cheap, they seem to be much easier to find than the
Olympus CR-V3's, about the same price range, and would make a good
choice for cold weather shooting.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Dave W said:
The price looks reasonable compared to what others have quoted -
$6.99 for four + $3.20 shipping. Can you confirm the packaging
looks like the samples you purchased?
Click to expand...
Wow, great price! Yep, those are the same batteries. I tried two Battery Plus locations here, but they only carried the two-pack. They come in a resealable snap plastic case too, which is perfect for carrying spares around in a camera bag. I'll have to check my (not so) local Price Club and Costco too.
 
Ron Sprouse said:
Brian thanks for the info. I was at Best Buy down here in Austin
looking at the same thing today. A set of 4 e2 lithium were 9.95
and 2 of the CR-V3 were 19.90 so not much of a decision. So I will
get a set of e2's for backup.
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Ah, bigger price difference than I thought! I hunted around a bit for other alternatives, and found that Panasonic/Matsushita actually makes the CR-V3 battery. 3 volts per "double AA" cell, 3000 mAh (yum). The battery label is different than the Olympus brand, but otherwise the specs seem identical. I don't know if the Panasonic brand would be easier to find, but it might be worth a shot.

http://www.panasonic.com/industrial_oem/battery/battery_oem/images/pdf/lith3v-6v.pdf
 
The only concern is that Olympus says to never use the AA lithium batteries, mentioning in the E-10 manual that they could damage the camera due to overheating.Might be a bit risky to use them.
Brian said:
Brian said:
I checked Energizer's technical site and found loads of information
on the e^2 lithium battery:

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/product_offerings/lithium/lithium.htm
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm

The datasheet lists a rating of 2900 mAh (!) at 1.5 volts. I
checked around a bit more, and the DPFWIW site recommends the e^2's
if you didn't mind the cost compared to rechargeable NiMH's. I
think I'll pick up a couple pairs soonish and try'em out.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm#e2
Click to expand...
I bought two pairs of these yesterday for New Year's festivities
(CDN$20 at Battery Plus). They do work very well in the cold (no
problems with an hour in -6C afternoon weather, then 45 minutes at
-20C overnight). First thing I noticed was how light these AA's
are... they feel hollow! Over the next twelve hours, I took about
220 shots to the microdrive before the low battery warning came on.
The camera shut itself off within a handful of shots (all with LCD
review). Cycling the power didn't really help... camera would
switch off afte rthe first shot. I changed to my regular NiMH's
for the rest of the night.
I put the lithiums back in today after letting them "rest" for
several hours. So far, 15 more shots and no sign of the low
battery warning. It seems I get roughly twice the battery life
compared to the 1600 mAh NiMH's I carry around. Although $20 per
set is not cheap, they seem to be much easier to find than the
Olympus CR-V3's, about the same price range, and would make a good
choice for cold weather shooting.
Click to expand...
 
Check it out and you'll see that they charge you $3.20 shipping for each 4-pack in your order. I just tried ordering a half-dozen and the standard shipping came to over $19!!!!! Add to that the state sales tax. Thanks, but I'll stick to Amazon.com -- they have them for $9.99 for the 4-pack, I can get USPS Priority Mail based on the total order, and no sales tax.

Rich~~
Dave W said:
I found this link to Costco Online showing what I think are the
same batteries.

http://www.costco.com/frameset.asp?trg=product%2Easp&catid=114&subid=999&hierid=1309&prdid=30897&log=

The price looks reasonable compared to what others have quoted -
$6.99 for four + $3.20 shipping. Can you confirm the packaging
looks like the samples you purchased? If so I plan to make a trip
to my local Costco and perhaps save on some shipping charges.
Others may be interested also.

Thanks,
Dave
Brian said:
Brian said:
I checked Energizer's technical site and found loads of information
on the e^2 lithium battery:

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/product_offerings/lithium/lithium.htm
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm

The datasheet lists a rating of 2900 mAh (!) at 1.5 volts. I
checked around a bit more, and the DPFWIW site recommends the e^2's
if you didn't mind the cost compared to rechargeable NiMH's. I
think I'll pick up a couple pairs soonish and try'em out.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm#e2
Click to expand...
I bought two pairs of these yesterday for New Year's festivities
(CDN$20 at Battery Plus). They do work very well in the cold (no
problems with an hour in -6C afternoon weather, then 45 minutes at
-20C overnight). First thing I noticed was how light these AA's
are... they feel hollow! Over the next twelve hours, I took about
220 shots to the microdrive before the low battery warning came on.
The camera shut itself off within a handful of shots (all with LCD
review). Cycling the power didn't really help... camera would
switch off afte rthe first shot. I changed to my regular NiMH's
for the rest of the night.
I put the lithiums back in today after letting them "rest" for
several hours. So far, 15 more shots and no sign of the low
battery warning. It seems I get roughly twice the battery life
compared to the 1600 mAh NiMH's I carry around. Although $20 per
set is not cheap, they seem to be much easier to find than the
Olympus CR-V3's, about the same price range, and would make a good
choice for cold weather shooting.
Click to expand...
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There's an additional 5% surcharge for non-members for on-line ordering. A basic membership costs $45.

Rich~~
Rich in NEPA said:
Rich~~
Dave W said:
I found this link to Costco Online showing what I think are the
same batteries.

http://www.costco.com/frameset.asp?trg=product%2Easp&catid=114&subid=999&hierid=1309&prdid=30897&log=

The price looks reasonable compared to what others have quoted -
$6.99 for four + $3.20 shipping. Can you confirm the packaging
looks like the samples you purchased? If so I plan to make a trip
to my local Costco and perhaps save on some shipping charges.
Others may be interested also.

Thanks,
Dave
Brian said:
Brian said:
I checked Energizer's technical site and found loads of information
on the e^2 lithium battery:

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/product_offerings/lithium/lithium.htm
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm

The datasheet lists a rating of 2900 mAh (!) at 1.5 volts. I
checked around a bit more, and the DPFWIW site recommends the e^2's
if you didn't mind the cost compared to rechargeable NiMH's. I
think I'll pick up a couple pairs soonish and try'em out.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm#e2
Click to expand...
I bought two pairs of these yesterday for New Year's festivities
(CDN$20 at Battery Plus). They do work very well in the cold (no
problems with an hour in -6C afternoon weather, then 45 minutes at
-20C overnight). First thing I noticed was how light these AA's
are... they feel hollow! Over the next twelve hours, I took about
220 shots to the microdrive before the low battery warning came on.
The camera shut itself off within a handful of shots (all with LCD
review). Cycling the power didn't really help... camera would
switch off afte rthe first shot. I changed to my regular NiMH's
for the rest of the night.
I put the lithiums back in today after letting them "rest" for
several hours. So far, 15 more shots and no sign of the low
battery warning. It seems I get roughly twice the battery life
compared to the 1600 mAh NiMH's I carry around. Although $20 per
set is not cheap, they seem to be much easier to find than the
Olympus CR-V3's, about the same price range, and would make a good
choice for cold weather shooting.
Click to expand...
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Ron H. said:
The only concern is that Olympus says to never use the AA lithium
batteries, mentioning in the E-10 manual that they could damage the
camera due to overheating.Might be a bit risky to use them.
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True, good point. I shot a bunch of TIFFs with LCD on and writing to the microdrive for about 15 minutes straight (trying to run them down) and they were warm coming out of the camera, but not noticeably more so than NiMH's after the same workout. Some of that heat may have been generated by the drive too.

Anyway, I'd only be using these in cold weather, so perhaps that will help dissipate the heat faster. I expect I'll be using my external battery pack more often, and only resorting to the lithiums if the pack runs out.
 
I spoke to Olympus and asked why they don't advise Lithium and they stated that basically untested. I don't fully buy that for a 2 reasons, one is that it is shipped with Lithiums and second they do allow the use of Alkalines which we all know shouldn't be used. As far as damaging the camera, don't see how that would be possible except if they get extremly hot with the current they need to sink or may leak again with the amount of current they sink but then again they are meant for high current draw.

I did notice that the Panasonic batteries are a Manganese Dioxide Lithium, Are the Olympus ones that type too?

Kurt
Dave said:
Brian said:
Brian said:
I checked Energizer's technical site and found loads of information
on the e^2 lithium battery:

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/product_offerings/lithium/lithium.htm
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm

The datasheet lists a rating of 2900 mAh (!) at 1.5 volts. I
checked around a bit more, and the DPFWIW site recommends the e^2's
if you didn't mind the cost compared to rechargeable NiMH's. I
think I'll pick up a couple pairs soonish and try'em out.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm#e2
Click to expand...
I bought two pairs of these yesterday for New Year's festivities
(CDN$20 at Battery Plus). They do work very well in the cold (no
problems with an hour in -6C afternoon weather, then 45 minutes at
-20C overnight). First thing I noticed was how light these AA's
are... they feel hollow! Over the next twelve hours, I took about
220 shots to the microdrive before the low battery warning came on.
The camera shut itself off within a handful of shots (all with LCD
review). Cycling the power didn't really help... camera would
switch off afte rthe first shot. I changed to my regular NiMH's
for the rest of the night.
I put the lithiums back in today after letting them "rest" for
several hours. So far, 15 more shots and no sign of the low
battery warning. It seems I get roughly twice the battery life
compared to the 1600 mAh NiMH's I carry around. Although $20 per
set is not cheap, they seem to be much easier to find than the
Olympus CR-V3's, about the same price range, and would make a good
choice for cold weather shooting.
Click to expand...
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It shipped with Non rechragable lithium's. Its my undertanding Oly doesnt want us to use rechargable lithiums???
Kurt Backus said:
Kurt
Dave said:
Brian said:
Brian said:
I checked Energizer's technical site and found loads of information
on the e^2 lithium battery:

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/product_offerings/lithium/lithium.htm
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm

The datasheet lists a rating of 2900 mAh (!) at 1.5 volts. I
checked around a bit more, and the DPFWIW site recommends the e^2's
if you didn't mind the cost compared to rechargeable NiMH's. I
think I'll pick up a couple pairs soonish and try'em out.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm#e2
Click to expand...
I bought two pairs of these yesterday for New Year's festivities
(CDN$20 at Battery Plus). They do work very well in the cold (no
problems with an hour in -6C afternoon weather, then 45 minutes at
-20C overnight). First thing I noticed was how light these AA's
are... they feel hollow! Over the next twelve hours, I took about
220 shots to the microdrive before the low battery warning came on.
The camera shut itself off within a handful of shots (all with LCD
review). Cycling the power didn't really help... camera would
switch off afte rthe first shot. I changed to my regular NiMH's
for the rest of the night.
I put the lithiums back in today after letting them "rest" for
several hours. So far, 15 more shots and no sign of the low
battery warning. It seems I get roughly twice the battery life
compared to the 1600 mAh NiMH's I carry around. Although $20 per
set is not cheap, they seem to be much easier to find than the
Olympus CR-V3's, about the same price range, and would make a good
choice for cold weather shooting.
Click to expand...
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Do they make a AA rechargable Lithium? (or a CR-V3 rechargable?)
I wasn't aware that they exsisted, if so then your theory may be correct.

Thanks,
Kurt
Brian Mackey said:
Kurt Backus said:
Kurt
Dave said:
Brian said:
Brian said:
I checked Energizer's technical site and found loads of information
on the e^2 lithium battery:

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/product_offerings/lithium/lithium.htm
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm

The datasheet lists a rating of 2900 mAh (!) at 1.5 volts. I
checked around a bit more, and the DPFWIW site recommends the e^2's
if you didn't mind the cost compared to rechargeable NiMH's. I
think I'll pick up a couple pairs soonish and try'em out.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm#e2
Click to expand...
I bought two pairs of these yesterday for New Year's festivities
(CDN$20 at Battery Plus). They do work very well in the cold (no
problems with an hour in -6C afternoon weather, then 45 minutes at
-20C overnight). First thing I noticed was how light these AA's
are... they feel hollow! Over the next twelve hours, I took about
220 shots to the microdrive before the low battery warning came on.
The camera shut itself off within a handful of shots (all with LCD
review). Cycling the power didn't really help... camera would
switch off afte rthe first shot. I changed to my regular NiMH's
for the rest of the night.
I put the lithiums back in today after letting them "rest" for
several hours. So far, 15 more shots and no sign of the low
battery warning. It seems I get roughly twice the battery life
compared to the 1600 mAh NiMH's I carry around. Although $20 per
set is not cheap, they seem to be much easier to find than the
Olympus CR-V3's, about the same price range, and would make a good
choice for cold weather shooting.
Click to expand...
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As far as I know, the only 1.5v AA Lithium battery is the Eveready L91. It's non-rechargeable. There are a number of AA sized 3V lithiums around, tho they all have solder leads attached. Those 3V cells would be a disaster in the E10. I still don't know how Eveready managed to create a 1.5V cell with lithium technology as the 'normal' voltage is 3V per cell, but they do work quite well. Here's the detailed spec sheet on them (note they have thermal overload protection built in, so I can't see how heat could be a problem).

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm
Kurt Backus said:
Thanks,
Kurt
Brian Mackey said:
Kurt Backus said:
Kurt
Dave said:
Brian said:
Brian said:
I checked Energizer's technical site and found loads of information
on the e^2 lithium battery:

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/product_offerings/lithium/lithium.htm
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm

The datasheet lists a rating of 2900 mAh (!) at 1.5 volts. I
checked around a bit more, and the DPFWIW site recommends the e^2's
if you didn't mind the cost compared to rechargeable NiMH's. I
think I'll pick up a couple pairs soonish and try'em out.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm#e2
Click to expand...
I bought two pairs of these yesterday for New Year's festivities
(CDN$20 at Battery Plus). They do work very well in the cold (no
problems with an hour in -6C afternoon weather, then 45 minutes at
-20C overnight). First thing I noticed was how light these AA's
are... they feel hollow! Over the next twelve hours, I took about
220 shots to the microdrive before the low battery warning came on.
The camera shut itself off within a handful of shots (all with LCD
review). Cycling the power didn't really help... camera would
switch off afte rthe first shot. I changed to my regular NiMH's
for the rest of the night.
I put the lithiums back in today after letting them "rest" for
several hours. So far, 15 more shots and no sign of the low
battery warning. It seems I get roughly twice the battery life
compared to the 1600 mAh NiMH's I carry around. Although $20 per
set is not cheap, they seem to be much easier to find than the
Olympus CR-V3's, about the same price range, and would make a good
choice for cold weather shooting.
Click to expand...
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dave said:
As far as I know, the only 1.5v AA Lithium battery is the Eveready
L91. It's non-rechargeable.
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Yeah, this is the only kind I could find in stores (aka Energizer e^2 Photo Lithium AA, as the title says). I've used up one set in my E-10 for New Year's, and I don't think heat will be a problem. I get roughly twice the battery life compared to my 1600 mAh rechargeable NiMH's.
 
Brian Mackey said:
It shipped with Non rechragable lithium's. Its my undertanding Oly
doesnt want us to use rechargable lithiums???
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To my knowledge, there does not exist a rechargeable lithium ion battery in a 1.5-volt AA format. "Primary" (disposable) lithium AA's are sold under the Energizer brand name, but that's about it. Based on what little I know about the electrochemistry of lithium ion cells, it is not suitable for use in an AA form factor (voltage is generally 3v or higher, there are apparently some safety issues with the shape and size of AA packaging, etc.) Perhaps someone will invent a rechargeable lithium ion version of the CR-V3 one day.
 
Seems there IS at least 1 brand 3V AA Lithium battery out there... this would be very bad to put in to the E10
http://www.etronixs.com/laa.html
dave said:
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm
Kurt Backus said:
Thanks,
Kurt
Brian Mackey said:
Kurt Backus said:
Kurt
Dave said:
Brian said:
Brian said:
I checked Energizer's technical site and found loads of information
on the e^2 lithium battery:

http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/product_offerings/lithium/lithium.htm
http://data.energizer.com/batteryinfo/application_manuals/l91.htm

The datasheet lists a rating of 2900 mAh (!) at 1.5 volts. I
checked around a bit more, and the DPFWIW site recommends the e^2's
if you didn't mind the cost compared to rechargeable NiMH's. I
think I'll pick up a couple pairs soonish and try'em out.

http://www.cliffshade.com/dpfwiw/batteries.htm#e2
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I bought two pairs of these yesterday for New Year's festivities
(CDN$20 at Battery Plus). They do work very well in the cold (no
problems with an hour in -6C afternoon weather, then 45 minutes at
-20C overnight). First thing I noticed was how light these AA's
are... they feel hollow! Over the next twelve hours, I took about
220 shots to the microdrive before the low battery warning came on.
The camera shut itself off within a handful of shots (all with LCD
review). Cycling the power didn't really help... camera would
switch off afte rthe first shot. I changed to my regular NiMH's
for the rest of the night.
I put the lithiums back in today after letting them "rest" for
several hours. So far, 15 more shots and no sign of the low
battery warning. It seems I get roughly twice the battery life
compared to the 1600 mAh NiMH's I carry around. Although $20 per
set is not cheap, they seem to be much easier to find than the
Olympus CR-V3's, about the same price range, and would make a good
choice for cold weather shooting.
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