Lithium/Lithium-ion batteries

From: CLeyson_at_aol.com <(CLeyson_at_aol.com)>
Date: Sat Jan 5 15:12:42 2002

In a message dated 05/01/02 bshannon_at_tiac.net (Bob Shannon) writes:

>Lithium Ion (secondary) batteries are rechargable
>Lithium (primary) batteries are not rechargable.
>Recharging lithium ion batteries in laptops is a very complex operation, and
>a somewhat dangerous one as well. A conventional 18650 Lilion battery cell
>has a substancial explosive yield, if mistreated!

Bob is quite right, the exploding battery referred to in an earlier post was
a standard (primary) cell.

Personally I tend to avoid Lithium batteries at all costs, firstly, for the
reasons
given above and secondly, they're probably the least environmentally friendly.
I'm just glad that PC manufacturers use EERAM these days.

BTW, the Toshiba laptop has been thoroughly cleaned and reassembled :-(

Chris
Received on Sat Jan 05 2002 - 15:12:42 GMT