I have a source for disposable Li-SOCl2 14500’s rated to 2450mAh @ 3.6v, I’m wondering if these wouldnt be good for daily use in my SC52 giving me the capacity of NiMH and the ~500lm’s like on Li-ion 14500’s (at the expense of one-time use) HKJ do you have any experience with any brand of these? If I sent you a couple could you do some tests? The brand I ran across is “ultralast”, not sure if there are others.
Thanks for clarifying this. I just thought for some reason that there are also rechargeable lithium 1.5v AAs, but now I see that there still are only NiMH )
Thanks for the comparison chart. In my place, alkaline and lithium batteries dominate the stores. I don’t bother which one is best to use for certain devices. As long it works well.
That is an excellent write-up on lithium batteries. The comparison curves do (of course) look very much like the curves I have published (See bottom page 6).
The article does also include performance at different temperatures.
Some people believe that including less detailed contents, makes the information easier to read. That is probably correct, but personally I often prefer more detailed information.
Great test review which shattered my notions about Alkaline batteries !
So which type of batteries are good for flashlights that are not used until emergencies like in the car’s glove compartment and those used primarily at home for power failures.
I sense there is a trade off between capacity at higher loads and shelf life. From this review the primary Lithium batteries seem like the wise choice for these applications, but they are way too expensive here for me to use them they cost like $15/4. If the Eneloop have good storage life I might just switch them all over.