Alkaline A76 button cells seem to work fine in my Super Program
and KX (I don't remember what's in the ME right now), but I've
got the impression that they're not lasting very long. Since I
haven't been writing down my battery changes (I'll start doing
so now), I was wondering whether anyone could comment on the
relative life of the A76 cells versus the silver S76 or EPX76
cells. If the silver cells do last longer than the alkalines,
do they last long enough to be worth the increased price? (At
the store where I saw them yesterday, alkalines were $0.98 each,
and silver cells were $2.90 each. Do the silvers last three
times as long?)
Also, I noticed lithium cells labelled "276" or something like
that, which were 3V and looked just like a pair of 76 batteries
stacked atop each other, for a little less than the cost of two
silver cells ($4.98, IIRC). Am I right in my guess that my
cameras would be just as happy with one of these as with a pair
of S76s? And do they last at least two and a half times as long
as a pair of alkalines?
-- Glenn, counting my pennies
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