Talk:Lithium battery

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Contents 1 Merging 2 An opinion: 3 Which is which? 4 Thionyl chloride 5 table needed 6 shelf life 7 Chemistries 8 Decameter

[edit] Merging

Shouldn't this article be merged with the main article? (Lithium ion battery) --Clickheretologin 15:42, 27 May 2006 (UTC)

No. That article is about rechargable batteries only. --Gbleem 22:35, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

"The most common type of lithium cell used in consumer applications uses metallic lithium as anode and manganese dioxide as cathode, with a salt of lithium dissolved in an organic solvent."

Is the salt the electrolyte? --Gbleem 22:28, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] An opinion:

Lithium-containing cells have two main types: primary (i.e. non-rechargeable) and secondary (i.e. rechargeable).

References: http://www.mpoweruk.com/lithiumP.htm, http://www.mpoweruk.com/lithiumS.htm

Referring to the photos shown, it is better to label the leftmost photo as anode (i.e. negative) cup and the rightmost photo as cathode (i.e. negative) can. Without indicating the polarity of the cell, it is confusing because the can/cap showing the positive sign on its top (e.g. the photo of CR2032 lithium battery) was placed upside down. (posted by 124.244.94.180 and moved to talk by --Gbleem 22:46, 16 December 2006 (UTC))

[edit] Which is which?

Which battery chemistry is used by my Energizer E² Photo Lithium Technology 2.5V?

Ok I found it in the chart.

Which is the one used for rechargable laptop batteries?

"The most common consumer grade battery, about 80% of the lithium battery market." Is the first one on the chart the common laptop battery? I'm guessing the disposable battery sells more units.

--Gbleem 23:05, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Thionyl chloride

The article states that thionyl chloride is generally not used in batteries sold to consumers. However, I once attempted to dismantle a consumer lithium battery (disposable, size AA 1.5 volts). The battery shorted out, and the electrolyte began to boil. I accidentally inhaled some of the fumes, which were very irritating, similar to hydrochloric acid fumes. If this was not thionyl chloride, what was it (it seems unlikely that an organic solvent would have this property)? --Pyrochem 03:45, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] table needed

It would be good to include a table of the most common ones -- or at least include a link to a complete table of such.-69.87.204.2 22:21, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] shelf life

What are optimum long-term shelf storage conditions? Just above freezing?-69.87.204.2 23:01, 15 May 2007 (UTC)

Any body know what the shelf life of the common Li-Mn battery is? http://www.bodylighting.com/Product_Details.asp?s=google&ProductID=84 Says two years, but I'm skeptical.

[edit] Chemistries

I'm surmising that CR for Li-MnO2 refers to the CR prefix of watch batteries? If so, this could be made clearer. One might make the connection given the "CR" in the table, but you might not. If you happen to read the caption of the disassembled battery it's "obvious" but that's not the best, sole location for information. And what, praytell, does CR mean? --Belg4mit 16:44, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

I'd also like to know more about this. A guy in a shop told me that the 3V batteries come in different thicknesses, and that I can only use one type for a given device. But he admitted he had no idea why this is.

[edit] Decameter

Are you really using decameters cubed as the volume unit in the battery density? Seems pretty random but if it is standard, then whatever. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.9.221.126 (talk) 22:28, 5 June 2008 (UTC)