>The following is some information promised earlier, on comparative shelf >life of batteries according to battery type and chemistry: > >Battery Shelf Life Chart: > >Silver Oxide: 2-3 years >Alkaline: 4-5 years >Lithium: 5-7 years >NiCad/NiMh: Will self-discharge 1% - 2% per day, > but will fully recover after few charge cycles. > Practical shelf life: 5 years. >Sealed Lead Acid (SLA): 1 year without charging. Charging every 90 days > will extend shelf life to 1.5 - 2 years. >Automotive: 6 months without charging. Charging every 90 > days will extend shelf life to 1 - 1.5 years. > > >Lithium Cells (from Batteries America) : > >Li cylind. Volts / mAh Dia. Height(mm) Price >CR-1/3N 3.0 160 11.6 10.8 $ 2.95 >2CR-1/3N 6.0 160 13.0 25.2 $ 5.95 >CR17335SE 3.0 1700 17.0 33.5 $ 8.95 >CR2 3.0 750 15.6 27.0 $ 3.95 >CR123A 3.0 1000 16.0 33.8 $ 3.95 >CR-P2s 6.0 1000 35.9 x 33.8 x 19.5 $ 5.95 >2CR5 6.0 1300 45.0 x 34.0 x 17.0 $ 6.95 > > >And finally, the promised URLs for battery supply houses in the States: > > >http://www.batteryguys.com/ >http://www.batteriesplus.com/Product/roundcells.html >http://www.batteriesamerica.com/newpage3.htm >http://batterywholesale.com/battery-store/search.php3?refcode=43358559158&us >erstable=NiMH_batt&field=TYPE&keywords=NiMH
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