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The New Hotness

  • EBL Bucked Lithium AA and AAA Cells

    A new kitchen scale eats a quartet of AAA alkaline cells every month, so a set of bucked lithium AAA cells make sense:

    EBL AAA first charge - 2024-09-11
    EBL AAA first charge – 2024-09-11

    The cells claim 1200 mA·hr capacity, because it looks much more impressive than 1.2 A·hr, and deliver 900 mA·hr at 500 mA, likely higher than the scale’s actual load current.

    The old Sony DSC-H5 works well with the light box and gets a pair of bucked lithium AA cells to replace the tired Eneloops:

    EBL AA first charge - 2024-10-17
    EBL AA first charge – 2024-10-17

    They claim 3000 mA·hr and deliver 2.5 A·hr at 500 mA: nearly perfect, considering some of the junk I’ve gotten over the years.

    Now, to see how they behave in real life …