[Elecraft] Experience with Energizer Lithium AA Batteries?

[Walter Underwood]

Thanks, that is actually on the data sheet, now that I look.

https://data.energizer.com/pdfs/l91.pdf

My biggest concern is whether they hold up under a 2+ A current draw. The data sheet stops at 1 A.

wunder
K6WRU
Walter Underwood
CM87wj
http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)

> On May 9, 2023, at 9:10 PM, Matthew Cook <vk5zm at bistre.net> wrote:
> 
> Walter,
> 
> These cells have a slightly higher terminal voltage 1.82 c.f 1.65 (when full) from your normal heavy duty alkaline battery... flat is still the same at 1.0V under load discharge curve is what you'd expect under moderate/high loads.   
> 
> We regularly fly these (and only these cells) in our high altitude balloon experiments at reasonable currents (> 200mA), so at temperatures below zero celsius (+32F) they still have significant usable capacity.   They will certainly give your Enerloops a run for their money.
> 
> 73
> 
> Matthew
> VK5ZM
> 
> 
> On Tue, 9 May 2023 at 06:04, Walter Underwood <wunder at wunderwood.org <mailto:wunder at wunderwood.org>> wrote:
>> I’m considering taking Energizer Ultimate Lithium AA batteries (non-rechargeable) in my KX3 on a backpacking trip. They are half the weight of Eneloop Pro and have about 40% more Watt-hours of energy.
>> 
>> Anybody tried these? How did they work?
>> 
>> wunder
>> K6WRU
>> Walter Underwood
>> CM87wj
>> http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
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