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Posted: 9/23/2005 6:45:50 PM EDT
| Just bought a Pentagon X2 and I need a source for batterries for it. I guess I need to buy it by the dozen to get a good price. Where isa good battery sourse? |
| Speaking of cr123's, I was in my local Radio Shack over the weekend, and I saw their store-brand cr123's selling for $15/pair. Eff that! Then I surfed the web and found prices on off-brand batteries like "Hitech" selling for as little as about a buck each. The question on my mind is, are all cr123's created equal (give or take) or are some name-brand worth the higher cost? More specifically, will the low-cost off-brands give me the full 60 minutes in my SureFire G2 and last on my shelf for 10 years? |
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NO, Not all cr123a cells are the same. Check out this link: candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=67078 I have had good luck with the battery station brand as well. I have almost given up on the surefire labelled cells as they cost a little more, and I have had many of them fail early on me. For example, my light will die after 5-10 minutes of use. One battery will be dead, the other will still have 90% of its life left and I end up using these for single celled lights. www.lighthound.com has good prices on battery station 123's if you are getting 20 at a time. |
UVvis, Thanks for hipping me to that article. It answered all the questions I had as well as all the questions I didn't even know I needed to ask.
BF, Any idea when you'll get more Battery Station in stock? I'm not in a huge rush, so if the price is right, I'll wait and order from you. Regards all, m |
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$20 for 12 batteries. ($1.67 per battery delivered). See: www.surefire.com/maxexp/main/co_disp/displ/pgrfnbr/273/sesent/00 Top quality, great package. Remember that |
I'm not sure you mean "Li-Ion". Lithium Ion is a type of rechargeable battery chemistry. They can hold a charge for quite a while but not ten years. LiMnO2 (Lithium Manganese dioxide) is a style of primary (non-rechargeable) battery chemistry. They can hold a charge for quite a while. After sitting on a shelf in the cool, dry shade for ten years you'll still get a good runtime from them at modest current drain. For example, about 60% of the runtime compared to fresh batteries. |
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