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Li-ion cells have fairly low self-discharge, but in order to prolong the life of the battery, should be stored partially discharged. | Li-ion cells have fairly low self-discharge, but in order to prolong the life of the battery, should be stored partially discharged. | ||
'''Recommended batteries:''' Many CPF members recommend AW | '''Recommended batteries:''' Many CPF members recommend AW (available through some online dealers and directly from AW via [http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/forumdisplay.php?f=13 CPF Marketplace/Dealers] under the latest AW's LiIon Batteries Sales Thread) or Redilast cells (also on CPF) which are of consistently higher quality and have better protection than cheaper cells, but are very expensive ($12 each and up). Trustfire has a line of li-ion batteries with flames on the label that are a good budget alternative ($5 each). Some fake Trustfires have appeared on eBay, but DealExtreme has the real ones: [http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.26124~r.72863811 14500], [http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.20392~r.72863811 18650]. eBay is a notoriously bad place to buy lithium ion batteries, with fake brand name batteries and false claims regarding capacity and battery protection. Here is [http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=257543 good review] of a number of li-ion 18650 battery brands. XTAR and Hi Max brands are better than Trustfire, but cost a little more ($7 each via this [http://budgetlightforum.com/node/2476 BLF thread]). | ||
===Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO<sub>4</sub>) - 3.3V/cell=== | ===Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO<sub>4</sub>) - 3.3V/cell=== | ||