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Old 12th Jul 2016, 23:31
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Airbubba
 
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Originally Posted by core_dump
I would encourage your friend to learn the difference between lithium and lithium ion at his earliest convenience.
So please tell us, at your earliest convenience, what is the difference?

Both terms are used somewhat interchangeably in media coverage, e.g.:

Lithium Batteries Could Spark ‘Catastrophic’ Plane Fires, FAA Warns - ABC News

And the feds collectively refer to the various primary and secondary chemistries as 'lithium batteries' in the title of this recent fire safety presentation:

https://www.fire.tc.faa.gov/pdf/syst...malrunaway.pdf
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