[Shop-talk] Did we ever come to a conclusion about lithium-iontools?

[Doug Braun]

Who makes general-purpose rechargable lithium AA
cells?

I have never seen a rechargable lithium battery in
a standard (AA, D, D, etc.) size, sold for consumer
use.

Doug

> Li-ion seems to have come a long way; at least I've
> been very happy with the
> rechargeable AA cells I bought last year for my
> digital camera.  They last
> several times longer on a charge than alkalines, and
> are still going strong
> after about a year.  Whether they would do that well
> in a cordless tool is a
> different question ...