Is there such thing as a AA lithium battery?

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Is there such thing as a AA lithium battery? My curiosity has brought up this question in recent times. Is there a AA battery in lithium form? I have been pondering the thought of a lithium the size of a AA battery, is it possible?

 

[Squid]

Hi!

Yes, there are indeed lithium batteries available in AA. The ones I've seen are made by Energizer.

Do you live close to a Fry's Electronics? That's where I first saw them. You might want to check them out. As expected, they are more expensive.

 

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y i do live right near a fry's.. About how much $$$ have you seen them go for there?

 

[Brock]

Radio Shack has them. I bought a bunch in bulk from http://www.cheapbatteries.com They hold about the same amount of power as a standard AA cell, but have a 10 year shelf life. They are also not as heavy as standard alaklines, about 1/2 the weight. Lithiums also hold the output voltage under a heavy load and hold it until they are just about dead. While alkalines slowly drop in voltage the whole time and really drop under load.

 

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Brock,

How is the customer service and turnround time at cheapbatteries? I have not bought from them lately - almost 9 months. A friend of mine has expressed some dissatisfaction about them recently. I wanted another opinion.

 

[Mike]

Keep in mind that lithium batteries are not recharageable like lithium-ion. (I don't know if you were thinking longlife or rechargable.)

 

[Brock]

We buy from them for work all the time. Sometimes we get the batteries 2 to 3 days later and sometimes it takes 2 or 3 weeks. I tend to order them in advance of when I need them so it isn't a problem. They also aren't "chatty", not a lot of info on the sales end, it usually just shows up. I have never had a order wrong yet, just sometimes a bit slow. I have started ordering from http://www.sunnbattery.com/ for personal use and haven't had a problem with them either. Hope this helps.

 

[geepondy]

I've ordered from Sunn battery and received the order in either three or four days, I forget. A lot less confusing web page then cheap batteries!

 

[Silviron]

Wal-Mart has the L-91 AA Lithiums the cheapest I have found anywhere (except for an occasional deal on ebay) $9.90 for pkg of 4.

Cheaper than the other places mentioned unless you buy a bunch at one time.

 

[John N]

Zreiss sells 4 packs for 8.99, 7.49 if you get >=24 qty.

Or, $2.25 ea and $1.88.
http://www.zreiss.com/energizer/energizer.htm
http://www.cheapbatteries.com/ sells these as a two pack, $6 (qty 2+), $4.50 (qty 6+) or $4 (qty 48+).

Or, $3 ea, $2.25 and $2.

-john