Lithium AA batteries NOT Ok in specifications listed from factory??? 4 Manganese dry, nickel-cadium and lithium AA batteries cannot be used with this product.
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The battery settings available are for Alkaline disposable AA (1.5 V), NiMH rechargeables (1.2 V), or Lithium AA disposables (1.8 V). The internal voltage regulator programming needs to be set during camera setup) This was also true of the S1500. THe new slow self -discharge NiMH are reliable, and are sold precharged. I own only one camera that doesn't use them, and I always keep an extra set or two charged. the ones replaced are charged and then become the standby.
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I am not sure if I understand the issue correctly? At website of the product it says, "...and lithium AA batteries cannot be used with this product" and "Power Supply: 4xAA type lithium batteries(sold separately)". I am confused...Can we use lithium batteries on S1800 or not?
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The owner's manual shows how to reset the battery meter for lithium batteries, regular alkaline batteries, or rechargeable AA batteries. The best choice are the "pre-charged" rechargeble batteries. They do not lose power when the camera is stored, and a good set should provide 500 photos outdoors, and 200 or so, if you are using the flash for most photos. I keep two sets, so I can shoot around 1,000 photos before needing to recharge.
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Batteries are not included. It takes standard AA alkaline or rechargeable NiCad/NiMh. With respect to batteries, here's what the manual says: Primary AA battery AA 1.5V Y (Recommended); Rechargeable AA battery AA 1.2V Y (Recommended); Primary AA Lithium battery L91 1.5V Y; Primary LiFePO4 battery 14500 3.2V (Banned); Rechargeable Li-ion battery 14500 3.7V N (Banned)
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Seriously? No, they're DL123A lithium batteries. It's a specific size. It's much smaller than a D
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Hello Geoff, sorry for the delay. I haven't actually used it with any lithium batteries but it has worked great with the alkalines that I have tested. I hope this helps.
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NiMH, or nickle metal hydride batteries DO have a slightly lower voltage than standard nickle cadmium batteries, I would consult your solar lamp manual for voltage requirements. They in most case will work if your solar lamps merely state "AA"s. I never had these fail in any item that needed "AA"s.
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I have not tried either lithium or NI-MH batteries in this Maglite although I've seriously considered it. Reasons: this flashlight is expensive and NI-MH batteries produce only 1.2 volts so you might not get max performance. BUT I use rechargeable NI-MH batteries in the less expensive Maglite led, use lithium in a CMG Infinity led flashlight, and used AA lithium batteries in a Canon camera that cautioned against it with no problems.
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i really can not recall but as i said in the review i would not buy these. all the ultimate lithium i received were bad and i received a refund on them because they would not charge. the rechargeable lithium are the ones i use and are great.
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You can use rechargeable AA batteries. However because of their limited capacity compared to the Lithium batteries that ship with it you may not be as many or even a complete recharge of you device using rechargeables.
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6 AAs that are high-end Lithium/Lithium Ion batteries will have 2000 - 3000 mah each. They will outlast any of the battery block options.
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mine would not work with regular AA batteries,did not spend the money for the alternative.contacted seller and insisted i try 14500.i must have lost the lottery
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I've been meaning to comment on this to Amazon because somewhere in their verbage they say "not standard" batteries, but it takes two AA batteries. They really need to change that on their description.
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Yes, you can use either Lithium Ion or Ni-Cd batteries. You will need to be sure to use either a Lithium Ion or Multi Chemistry battery charger however.
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I see this question asked a lot. There are NO "AA" Li-Ion batteries. There are "AA" sized 14500 cells, but they are NOT interchangeable with any type of "AA" cell. Li-Ion 14500 cells have a nominal voltage of 3.7V (4.2V fresh off charge), while normal "AA" cells are 1.5V for disposables, and 1.2-1.4V for rechargeable types (Ni-Cad/NiMH). Putting 14500 Li-Ion cells into anything designed for "AA" batteries will fry the device instantly. There are also non-rechargeable Lithium "AA" cells, like the Energizer L91, and while those are slightly higher in voltage (1.7V) they usually can be substituted for standard "AA" cells. I would only recommend those in devices that take few cells (1-4). For devices that use a lot of cells (6 or more) the cumulative voltage of the Lithium "AA" cells could be dangerous.
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Sorry, but I cannot answer this, as I have never tried other than alkaline batteries.
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When I emailed Olympus to complain about this battery issue, they told me that I could use Lithium batteries. I tried them...but it ran those out of power just as quickly as the alkaline batteries. So if you use those....you will still need to carry around quite a few extra charged four packs!
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Raed all about it here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_metal_hydride_batteryPay special attention to "Low Self Discharge Batteries"
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US DOT regulations (49 CFR, Sec. 175.10) indicate that large lithium batteries cannot contain more than 25 gramsequivalent lithium or 300 watt hours. Watt hours are calculated as V x mAh ÷ 1000. However, since this battery is multi-voltage, how do you know which one to multiply by?