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14.34 PriMAry BATTerieS

circuits, forced discharge, and charging under certain conditions with no hazardous condition. 24,25,27
Batteries should not be disposed of in fire or subjected to long-term exposure at temperatures near
180°C because they may explode.

Battery Sizes. The bobbin-type Li/SOCl batteries are manufactured in the standard ANSi cell
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sizes as well as in special cell and battery configurations. Although some of these batteries may be
physically interchangeable with conventional zinc batteries, they are not electrically interchangeable
because of their higher voltages.
Table 14.11 lists the properties of some of the typical bobbin-type batteries that are manufactured.
These characteristics may vary with the manufacturer. Manufacturer’s data should be consulted for
specific data as well as for the characteristics of their other batteries.

14.6.3 Spirally Wound Cylindrical Batteries

Medium- to moderately high–power Li/SOCl batteries that are designed with a spirally wound
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electrode structure are also available. These batteries were developed primarily to meet military
specifications where high drains and low-temperature operation are required. They are also used in
selected industrial applications where these features are also needed.
A typical construction is shown in Fig. 14.24. The cell container is made of stainless steel, a
corrosion-resistant glass-to-metal feed-through is used for the positive terminal, and the cell cover

FIGURE 14.24 Cutaway view of lithium/thionyl chloride spirally wound electrode battery.
(Courtesy of SAFT Batteries.)