Lithium battery question

[dlbleak]

I’m getting my cameras ready for the lease and am testing batteries. Energizer ultimate lithium’s. I tested 20 from last year and 8 tested at 1.76, 8 tested at 1.81 and 4 tested at 1.72. I would have thought there would be more of a variance. I’m using a Fluke 88 auto meter. At first I thought it only read in .5 increments but then I got the 1.72 readings. Is it normal for lithium’s to test so evenly unlike regular batteries?

 

[Glock 40]

Were there multiples in each cam? Its not uncommon to see voltages level out between batteries in a device.

 

[dlbleak]

Were there multiples in each cam? Its not uncommon to see voltages level out between batteries in a device.

Not sure, I pulled them out last year and just tossed them in a coffee can. I suppose they could have. I found a cam that I forgot to pull the batteries from and they were all completely dead

 

[Shadowrider]

I believe so. I try to match voltages as close as possible on my CR123s to get a "matched set" when changing them out. It supposedly helps a lot. Now just how much variance? I don't know what's good and what's not.

 

[HiredHand]

I use a ZTS battery tester to match cells. Have you thought about going to rechargeable cells like Eneloops?