[Elecraft] Re: Li-ion battery

[Fred Jensen]

Ken Kopp wrote:
> Aren't these the same type batteries that recently received
> considerable publicity due to fires/explosions in HP (and other)
> laptops?

I don't know.  I do know that there are several kinds of lithium-based 
batteries.  My little fireball was an "Li-Poly", I think the "poly" 
stands for polymer.  It was super light, very small (0.5" x 1" x 2" 
maybe), had a capacity of 850 mAh at 11.7V, a very flat discharge curve, 
and very low internal resistance (could deliver at over 5C) ... the 
flame thing was the only downside.

Fred K6DGW
Auburn CA CM98lw