Lithium AAA batteries are more expensive to buy than standard AAA alkaline batteries, but have a much longer lifespan. If you calculate the energy per dollar ratio and compare a cheaper AAA alkaline battery to a more costly AAA lithium battery you will see that a lithium AAA actually saves you a considerable amount of money in the long run. A long lasting battery also means that you will have less hassle with batteries that run out just when you need to use your camera, mp3 player et cetera. You don’t have to spend your vacation searching for suitable batteries for a camera that just died after the first ten holiday photos. A lithium AAA battery is of exactly the same size as a normal alkaline battery – 44.5 mm long and with a diameter of 10.5 mm.

Lithium AAA batteries are extra suitable in high-tech devices, such as digital cameras and mp3 players that require a lot of electrical power. For example, a lithium AAA battery will usually last up to 7 times longer in a digital camera compared to a common alkaline AAA battery and have an estimated shelf life of up 15 years. When it comes to portable deceives the low weight of the lithium AAA battery is also an advantage. An alkaline AAA battery will typically weigh tree times more than a lithium AAA battery. The first lithium batteries on the market where oddly shaped and could usually only be bought in highly specialized stores. Fortunately, we can today enjoy the benefits of cylindrical AA and AAA lithium batteries. They are easy to obtain and easy to change without having to fumble around with a miniature battery.

Lithium AAA batteries are supreme to alkaline AAA batteries when it comes to cold weather usage, since lithium batteries have much lower operating and storage temperature demands than alkaline ones. A lithium battery is ready to perform in temperatures ranging from – 40 to + 140 degrees F. One other advantage with the lithium AAA batteries are that their voltage will stay more constant as they discharge. The reason behind these differences is that the chemistry and construction of a lithium AAA battery are very unlike that of an alkaline AAA battery. This also means that you never should mix lithium AAA batteries with alkaline AAA batteries in your electrical equipments.

Lithium in its pure form is a soft and silvery white metal. It is not only used in AAA batteries, but in many other types of batteries as well, because of its supreme electrochemical potential. Lithium is the lightest of all the solid elements and oxidizes very speedily in water and air. Since it reacts so easily, it is never found in nature in its pure form. Lithium compounds are however very common and almost all igneous rocks include a small amount of lithium. In the U.S. lithium is derived from brine pools located in Nevada. Chile is the largest exporter of lithium world wide. Lithium is slightly toxic, but much less harmful to organisms than many other substances commonly used in batteries, such as cadmium. In its pure form, lithium is highly flammable and you should never keep your AAA lithium batteries close to an open fire. It is also highly unadvisable to try to open your AAA lithium batteries and explore what’s inside. Since lithium is such a reactive metal it will try to react with your skin.