I don't think the S76(SR44) cells last 3 times longer based on my experience. However, silver oxide cells do provide more steady charge over its life, while the voltage of alkaline cells would be dropping significantly over its entire life. The lithium cell, also known as CR1/3N, should be used only if the manual said so. I don't know the reason though. LX is one of them if I remember correctly. For any non-mechanical bodies like Super Program/A, I recommend silver oxide cells.
regards, Alan Chan >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? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
