 SilentMark
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Posted: 7/14/2012 2:10:41 PM
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Posted: 7/14/2012 2:23:00 PM
[Last Edit: 7/14/2012 2:24:00 PM by SkyPup]
Enegrizer Lithium AA, they last a long time and I have never had one leak...
http://www.batteryjunction.com/8aaenliaahie.html |
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Posted: 7/14/2012 2:39:10 PM
Originally Posted By SkyPup:
Enegrizer Lithium AA, they last a long time and I have never had one leak... http://www.batteryjunction.com/8aaenliaahie.html i second this |
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TNVC
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Posted: 7/14/2012 5:57:57 PM
[Last Edit: 7/14/2012 5:58:11 PM by TNVC]
+3.
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cosmos556
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Posted: 7/16/2012 8:11:31 AM
Originally Posted By SkyPup:
Enegrizer Lithium AA, they last a long time and I have never had one leak... http://www.batteryjunction.com/8aaenliaahie.html I also recommend AA lithiums (Energizers are easiest to find/buy). Why? Let me tell you an anecdotal story. In Afghanistan, my team had a number of PVS-14s on the deployed property book. Being concerned for the quality of our equipment, I had a 100% inspection done on all the 14s to include the opening of the battery compartment. The 14s had been stored in an air conditioned outbuilding, so no issues were expected. Wrong, wrong, and wrong! Almost every single set with an AA alkaline battery had ruptured, leaked goo into the battery compartment, and the 14 would not turn on. Every 14 that had a lithium battery turned on without issue - no leaking, swelling, rupturing, or other mess. All the faulty (there were quite a few) PVS-14s got brand new battery compartments, and since the NSN for single battery compartments was exhausted we got all new double battery compartments with the wonderful caps that clog with dust and fail only on days that end in Y. tl;dr Only use lithium batteries in PVS-14s based on my experience. |
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Echo2
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Posted: 7/16/2012 9:57:43 AM
gotta agree...but still when being stored.....doesn't hurt to remove batts...
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Slimjim
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Posted: 7/16/2012 2:10:11 PM
Just watch out when buying them, my friend bought them in bulk, and they ended up being knockoffs. He called energizer and the largest package of AA lithium batteries they make is an 8 pack.
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TNVC
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Posted: 7/16/2012 5:21:55 PM
Originally Posted By Slimjim:
Just watch out when buying them, my friend bought them in bulk, and they ended up being knockoffs. He called energizer and the largest package of AA lithium batteries they make is an 8 pack. 
Never knew this one....Buy from a reputable dealer. |
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Posted: 7/16/2012 9:48:28 PM
Originally Posted By TNVC:
+3. Make that +4. I am sure the Duracell would be fine as well. If it is a major brand name of lithium I think most will be fine. I never had a lithium leak on me and it is all I use if it will be in the scope for a longer period or exposed to a hot car. |
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Posted: 7/17/2012 2:47:49 PM
Originally Posted By Slimjim:
Just watch out when buying them, my friend bought them in bulk, and they ended up being knockoffs. He called energizer and the largest package of AA lithium batteries they make is an 8 pack. Sam's has 12-packs of Energizer AA lithium batteries: http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=prod1500218 Are they knock offs? |
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AR_Shorty
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Posted: 7/17/2012 3:32:15 PM
I used Energizer Lithiums in my PVS-7. As an added protection, I take them the batteries out when storing the device.
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thedehoganator
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Posted: 7/17/2012 3:33:43 PM
[Last Edit: 7/17/2012 8:00:57 PM by thedehoganator]
Originally Posted By Submariner:
Originally Posted By Slimjim:
Just watch out when buying them, my friend bought them in bulk, and they ended up being knockoffs. He called energizer and the largest package of AA lithium batteries they make is an 8 pack. Sam's has 12-packs of Energizer AA lithium batteries: http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=prod1500218 Are they knock offs? I pick up ten packs of these at a time, use them in the thermals first and when the battery meter goes down to half i take them out for the pvs-14. Not all the time because the take outs last for days. They are good. ETA; when the batteries are new they have 1.82 volts...I'm scared to start out with them in my 14's, they are high voltage !!! |
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Posted: 7/17/2012 3:35:05 PM
Glad to see this thread... Just bought a 14 a short time ago and have alkalines in it. Forgot to take them out.
Doing it now. |
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Posted: 7/17/2012 4:06:02 PM
Originally Posted By criley:
Glad to see this thread... Just bought a 14 a short time ago and have alkalines in it. Forgot to take them out. Doing it now. get on it |
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Posted: 7/17/2012 4:23:02 PM
Originally Posted By thedehoganator:
ETA: when the batteries are new they have 1.82 volts...I'm scared to start out with them in my 14's, they are high voltage !!! For the SMEs here, is this higher voltage an issue? |
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Slimjim
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Posted: 7/18/2012 5:32:38 PM
Originally Posted By Submariner:
Originally Posted By Slimjim:
Just watch out when buying them, my friend bought them in bulk, and they ended up being knockoffs. He called energizer and the largest package of AA lithium batteries they make is an 8 pack. Sam's has 12-packs of Energizer AA lithium batteries: http://www.samsclub.com/sams/shop/product.jsp?productId=prod1500218 Are they knock offs? It must be a new one, as he bought a pack of 100 of them, from battery junction i believe, and found out they werent made in the US, I actually saw that pack the other day and meant to post about it here. They were marked made in the USA |
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