Date   : Sun, 06 Feb 2005 09:21:21 +0000 (GMT)
From   : Sprow <info@...>
Subject: Re: BBC Master batteries

In article <001801c50bfc$92450c70$0100000a@...>,
   Raf <rafg1@...> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Are lithium batteries acceptable now? Remember the initial scare that 
> caused 
> Acorn to drop lithium and go for alkaline due to the occurrence of a fire 
> inside a Master with lithium batteries in situ?

It very much depends on whether your motherboard still has all the recharge
components fitted since that was the cause of the school fires. If Q2 and
R16 are present then you should not use Lithium cells.

Personally however, I can't see much advantage in using Lithium cells when
they don't recharge since it'd be more expensive than AAs for not much gain,
Sprow.