Keith Whaley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >The owner's manual says to use two 1.5 v alkaline (A76) or silver oxide >(EPX76) mini-batteries. >I can find no prohibition against the use of lithium batteries.
Probably because lithium batteries didn't exist when the manual was written? Lithiums have, I believe, much higher surge current capacity, so they could potentially damage inductive devices like motors when they try to draw a lot of current on start-up. Many manufacturers warned against the use of lithiums when they first appeared but many non-approved devices actually worked well with them. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
