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To: gvander who wrote (5462)	11/22/1998 12:47:00 PM
From: Gordon Quickstad	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27311

from Moltech: >>Another unique aspect of Moltech's battery is its voltage which is 2.1 volts vs. 3.6 volts for lithium-ion. This lower voltage is ideally matched to the next generation of electronic chips, with a power supply voltage of 1.8 volts, that will enter the marketplace in 1999. Moltech's technology provides a single-cell solution to the new generation of electronics. << Moltech's battery is impressive in energy density, but they make no claims on the web site as to rechargability. The lower voltage may be a problem for them in some applications because it will be non-standard. They tout it as matching new low voltage logic, but as it discharges, the voltage will drop and will probably sooner (percentage wise) go below the 1.8 volts before the capacity is used up than a non-sulphurous LiPoly would go below it's discharged voltage of about 3.0 volts. Also, in a cell phone, the transmitter would probably require a higher voltage than the nominal 2.1 volts of a single cell. But the big thing is: What is the rechargability characteristic? It seems, since they are not touting this, that it may still be design phase on this score.