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Title: Lithium vs alkaline
Post by: matt on September 14, 2004, 10:08:08 AM

I am having trouble with one of my
door/window sensors eating batteries. I had
panasonic alkalines only last about a month
and a half new!! i tried duracell's with
about the same result. this is the farthest
sensor, and it hardly ever gets used. But
each time it starts the slow warning flash
on the control panel, I change the
batteries and it corrects the problem. So
Does anybody have experience with the
energizer e2 titanium alkaline batteries or
even the e2 photo lithiums? I just want to
try something that will or should last the
very longest. It is very annoying to change
out batteries so much.

Title: Re: Lithium vs alkaline
Post by: on September 14, 2004, 12:26:11 PM

Have you called tech support and inquired
about this problem? It sounds like a fualty
sensor. If so, you might be covered under
warranty.

Title: Re: Lithium vs alkaline
Post by: Brian H on November 22, 2004, 07:11:15 PM

I would also say call tech services as it
sounds like the module maybe bad. Be very
careful if you try Lithium batteries. They
have the ability to supply heavy current. If
there is a defect in the module it may get
very hot. I had a remote that was eating
batteries. I put in a new set and the next
day they where dead and the side of the
remote had melted. A transistor was bad and
burned out a coil.

Title: Re: Lithium vs alkaline
Post by: steven r on November 22, 2004, 10:20:40 PM

"...if you try Lithium batteries. They
have the ability to supply heavy current.
If there is a defect in the module it may
get very hot."

Argh... I never though of that.

I once had a 9 volt battery short in my
pocket while I was driving. I'll never do
that again! It felt like my leg had caught
fire! I was lucky I didn't have a wreck.
Kinda funny in retrospect but at the time I
was shaking my leg like crazy till I
figured out what was happening.

Experience can really be a teacher.

Thanks.

Title: Re: Lithium vs alkaline
Post by: noah on December 04, 2005, 09:50:02 PM

I like the e2, I use the lithium in my bluetooth wireless
mouse and it lasted about two months non-stop.  I think
they work great!

Title: Re: Lithium vs alkaline
Post by: dick on December 05, 2005, 08:30:04 PM

Just for reference, my alkalines have been
in almost two years and I checked voltage
on them the other day and they are still
about 1.35 volts.  Getting time to change
them.