Just Curious ...

[FlashlightOCD]

Hypothetical situation: You're stopped out in the middle of nowhere with a dead car battery, but you have some spare CR123's. What would happen if you attempted to start your car using 4 CR123's in series?

Battery Explosion?
Car starts?
Other?

 

[pahl]

Other, car would not start.
I don't think you would have to worry about any explosion, but your CR123's would go dead preat fast with that kind of load on them.

 

[unclearty]

Hmmmmm..years ago when Polaroid came up with their flat 6 volt wafer battery, they did an experiment out in the parking lot..they used 2 of the wafer batteries in series, and jump started a secretary's dead car. There are a few companies who make a "car recharger" using 8 "D" cells in a tube that plugs into your cigarette lighter. I would imagine you could use 123's to do the same thing. I would imagine it would only work if the car started easily..ie: If the car had a starting problem to begin with, I don't think it would work.