On Wed, 14 Sep 2005 22:42:55 GMT, "Ralph Mowery"
wrote:


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One other thing that I have heard but can not verify is that the cells may
give off fumes that will eat the case or compinents of the camera. It comes
from the unverified story that the FAA will not certify them for the
emergency locator beacons as the fumes eat the airframes.

Pressurized industrial Lithium Sulfur Dioxide Batteries (LiSO2), a
different non camera lithium chemistry, and are nominally 3V
Consumer manganese dioxide lithiums, as used in cameras, are also
3V.. Eveready's l91 are Lithium/Iron Disulfide (Li/FeS 2) 1.5V

The various kinds recapped he
http://www.corrosion-doctors.org/PrimBatt/Lithium.htm