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About Lithium AA Batteries

Advancement in technology has brought in sweeping changes in battery manufacturing technology. Recent history can be traced with the rapid advancement paper clad zinc chloride batteries to metal clad dry cell batteries. This technology was replaced by alkaline dry batteries which have been further overtaken by lithium batteries. The difference in lithium batteries are non rechargeable (lithium) and chargeable (Li-Ion). Lithium batteries contain lithium in its pure and base form as anode, where as Li-Ion batteries use lithium compounds which render them more stable.

  1. Battery Sizes

    • Battery sizes all over the world have been standardized based on the ANSI standards. The size of the dry cell batteries range from UM1, UM2 to AA, AAA and 9 Volts rectangular sizes. UM1, AA and AAA sizes are the fastest moving cells in the market. Batteries are sometimes referred to by sizes C and D also.

    Applications

    • UM1 size is used in torches and other equipments, while AA size is most popularly used in all electronic gadgets and items including and not limited to pen size torches, calculators, clocks and timers and remotes. The list can be further expanded endlessly. AA sizes are the fastest moving batteries also used in flash light cameras.

    Popularity

    • In AA segments today, many more options of batteries are available, namely Alkaline, both rechargeable and non rechargeable, Nizn and NiMH. Lithium AA batteries are the most popular and fastest moving batteries in demand for use in photo cameras and electronic devices. Lithium AA batteries are more expensive than alkaline batteries and others in the same category.

    Advantages

    • Lithium AA Batteries are able to provide high voltage power. These batteries are ideally suited for pulse discharge. They last for years and have a long shelf life. Lithium AA batteries are ideal for use in extreme temperatures. They discharge a constant voltage which does not fluctuate. These batteries have excellent leakage resistance which renders your equipment safe. They are found to be one of the best stand-by sources for power.

    Safety Features

    • Lithium AA batteries are covered under safety and waste recycling regulations. The batteries are declared non-hazardous and non-corrosive materials and do not require any separate guiltiness for waste disposal, collection and recycling. However transportation and shipment procedural guidelines have to be followed by the companies during transportation of these batteries.

    Facts

    • Many common people believe that these batteries have to be refrigerated when not in use for longer shelf life. This is only a myth and not warranted because lithium batteries are built to withstand temperature variations and refrigerating does not necessarily boost their performance.

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