CR 2032 lithium cells - Page 2 - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

arjoll · 26th Jan 2015, 10:19 am

I restocked on CR2032's with my last order from element14 - $0.23 each, something like 10-15p. They seem as good as anything else I've used.

G4XWDJim · 31st Jan 2015, 4:36 pm

Normally I would use the cheapest I could get but because it was for my car key fob I wanted to be sure of getting a reliable one and not risk damaging the plastic of the fob by opening it up too many times.
I bought a two pack by Duracell in the end and found the lock operation much closer to being instantaneous than with the old battery.

Interestingly I checked the 7 year old battery on the 1 amp range on my AVO. It rapidly reached 300 m/A. It's voltage was 2.7 but I didn't check it on load.

Jim

26th Jan 2015, 10:19 am	#21
arjoll Dekatron Join Date: May 2006 Location: Invercargill, New Zealand Posts: 3,454	Re: CR 2032 lithium cells I restocked on CR2032's with my last order from element14 - $0.23 each, something like 10-15p. They seem as good as anything else I've used.

31st Jan 2015, 4:36 pm	#22
G4XWDJim Octode Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Littlehampton, West Sussex, UK. Posts: 1,465	Re: CR 2032 lithium cells Normally I would use the cheapest I could get but because it was for my car key fob I wanted to be sure of getting a reliable one and not risk damaging the plastic of the fob by opening it up too many times. I bought a two pack by Duracell in the end and found the lock operation much closer to being instantaneous than with the old battery. Interestingly I checked the 7 year old battery on the 1 amp range on my AVO. It rapidly reached 300 m/A. It's voltage was 2.7 but I didn't check it on load. Jim