I received my batteries via Ebay today. Replaced old cells with new ones. I'm charging the new ones, and then I'll do some tests.
Do a search on Ebay for 'US18650' I got eight cells for about $30. They were originally cell phone battery packs which I had to CAREFULLY disassemble.
I found a site that covers this process (different computer, but same battery pack--BP51)     my info bp51 batt only has 6 cells not 8 cells      site of fourm

As you experienced, the Charge Cycle count(79), Full Charge Capacity (19.51 volt)

I don't have any specific final data ready, but rest assured, the Panasonic cells outperform the Sony's by about a million miles! Stay tuned! I'll let you know when the info is posted! In the meantime, let me know if you have any used BP-5x's you'd like to sell!

 

Yes, but the whole story is not quite as dramatic. The early DVD-R/-RW drives that could

write at a maximum of 2X would not recognize 4X DVD-R discs and could possibly damage their laser diodes trying in vain to identify the discs unless the user intervened and stopped the drive. Pioneer provides a firmware fix to the drives so that they will recognize 4X discs and record them at 2X. See www.pioneerelectronics.com/hs/ to download the fix for their drives. In the DVD+R/+RW camp, 4X discs in early 2.4X drives will appear to behave normally, but the write strategy will create irregular marks in the discs and the discs will fail. A firmware upgrade fix for the Memorex DVD+R/+RW drive can be downloaded from the Memorex website at www.memorex.com. Memorex also provided warnings and the firmware information in all of its 4X DVD+R and DVD-R products.

ANOTHER SITE: Risks associated with the use of recordable CDs and DVDs as reliable

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Compared to a CD's 1.2 mm layer of polycarbonate, a DVD's laser beam only has to penetrate 0.6 mm in order to reach the recording surface. This allows a DVD drive to focus the beam

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Capacity *
Terney batts

Nominal: 2600 mAh
Minimum: 2550 mAh

Dimensions

Diameter: 18.3 +/- 0.1 mm (Max 18.4 mm)
Height: 64.8 +/- 0.2 mm (Max 65.1 mm)

Weight (Typical)

~ 44.5 g

Nominal Voltage

Average 3.7V

Internal Impedance

< 90 mho (with PTC)

Cycle Performance

80% of initial capacity at 300 cycles

Panasonic Lithium BR-2/3AG 3V. Poly-carbonmonofluoride Lithium Batteries $5.00

( Rechargeable Battery's of the modern world 2008 , Wowie, a whole 1 volt average of usage, what progress )

NiCd / NiMH

Voltage level : 1.2V / cell
Allowable fast charge current : 1C-2C (depends on the performance of cell)
Discharge voltage cut off level : 0.85V / cell (NiCd), 1.0V / cell (NiMH)

Li-ion

Voltage level : 3.6V / cell
Max. charge voltage : 4.1V / cell
Allowable fast charge current : 1C or less

Discharge voltage cut off level : 3.0V / cell or higher

LiPo

Voltage level : 3.7V / cell
Max. charge voltage : 4.2V / cell
Allowable fast charge current : 1C or less
Discharge voltage cut off level : 3.0V / cell or higher

LiFe

Voltage level : 3.3V / cell
Max. charge voltage : 3.6V y/ cell
Allowable fast charge current : 4C or less
Discharge voltage cut off level : 2.0V / cell or higher

Pb

Voltage level : 2.0V / cell
(Lead-acid) Max. charge voltage : 2.46V / cell
Allowable fast charge current : 0.4C or less
Discharge voltage cut off level : 1.75V / cell or higher

Panasonic CGR18650C Li-ion, 3.6V. 2150mAh   Lithium-ion Batteries $10.00

Model Number::

Saft LSH20

D Size

Chemistry:

Lithium-thionyl chloride

Voltage:

3.6V

Capacity:

13000mAh

Diameter:

33.3mm

Height:

61.6mm

Weight:

100g

Operating Temp Range:

-60/+85C

Saft Lithium LS17500 Li-SOCl2, 3.6V. 3600mAh

Model Number::

Saft LS17500

A-size bobbin cell

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Chemistry:

Lithium-thionyl chloride

Voltage:

3.6V

Capacity:

3600mAh

Diameter:

17.1mm

Height:

50.6mm

Weight:

23.5g

Operating Temp Range:

-60/+85C

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Continuous Charge Current 130mA

 Pulse Charge Current 250mA

A 18650 Batt is Diameter18.6mm  x  Height 65.2mm   Weight (Typical) Approx. 46 g yes  

Charging voltage

4.2 V

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The battery industry is making incremental capacity gains of 8-10% per year. This trend is expected to continue. This, however, is a far cry from Moore's Law that specifies a doubling of transistors on a chip every 18 to 24 months. Translating this increase to a battery would mean a doubling of capacity every two years. Instead of two years, lithium-ion has doubled its energy capacity in 10 years.

 Types of lithium-ion batteries below

A Size Lithium Cell for Industrial Applications

Connector: 
Type: 
SKU: 
 

Button Type
Lithium
LS17500-BA
More Info

Voltage: 
Capacity: 
Size: 
Weight: 

3.6
3400 mAh
0.67" dia. x 2.00" tall
0.05

 

Table 1: Most common types of lithium-ion batteries.