The listing, 4 Brand New Sealed AAA Energizer "20 Year" Lithium Batteries has ended.
* I just received these today from Amazon. It turns out, I don't need them.
* Believe it or not I think the date stamp is for December 2035! The package advertises that they hold a charge for 20 years. This may not be out of the ordinary for lithium batteries of this type, I don't know.
* Lithium batteries are useful for things like:
+ Outdoor thermometer gauges (the ones that actually sit outside), because they have a wider temperature operating profile than alkaline batteries.
+ They also work better (last much longer) in digital cameras and other similar digital electronics because of higher capacity and lower internal resistance allows moderate to heavy loads.
+ They offer superior leak resistance.
+ They are much lighter than alkaline batteries.
Sources - http://www.medicbatteries.com/alkaline-batteries-vs-lithium-batteries-compare-alkaline-lithium-alkaline-compared-to-lithium and http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/choices_of_primary_batteries
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