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    D-cell Alkalines... no longer worth it? Obsolete vs. other batteries?

    Oh that's good. I don't use my D cells often enough but I try to check on them from time to time, run them in the Maglites, toss them in the charger then toss back to the Mags at least once a year. I got a few D alkalines around. Seems ok they're the Wallgreen brand. I got spare AA NiMHs and...
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    high speed charger fail

    Could this be dangerous being lithium-ion batteries?
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    D-cell Alkalines... no longer worth it? Obsolete vs. other batteries?

    I was wondering if those Amazonbasics D NiMH batteries were any good. Glad they are good.
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    What to do with 2 broken Coast G25 lights?

    It's just the LED emitters that doesn't work. It doesn't seem there are replacement parts but someone suggested I reach out to Coast to see what they will offer. Probably new lights lol.
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    D-cell Alkalines... no longer worth it? Obsolete vs. other batteries?

    Even with alkalines you got to check the batteries regularly which basically makes Eneloops the best alkaline replacements. And I had a AAA alkaline completely destroy my Mag Solitaire. Tried drilling out the battery, battery was so bad that it fused itself to the flashlight tube and destroyed...
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    What to do with 2 broken Coast G25 lights?

    I had wondered what happened to LED Lenser. They're still selling the P7 light. That was my first higher powered LED light. Oh wait it's the T7 I have
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    D-cell Alkalines... no longer worth it? Obsolete vs. other batteries?

    I'm not sure if there has been reviews of D cell NIMh batteries on here as they're expensive but for capacity. I see there are now Amazonbasic D cells. I bought some Sunlabz D cell NIMh batteries years ago that still work in my Maglite but they will go dead over time. Not sure how long that...
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    Testing smartphone batteries

    As for this, hopefully we'll see smartphones with removable batteries. I do understand that some aftermarket batteries can be dangerous and they wanted the phones to be safer, however it seems when Lithium ion batteries go bad they still become dangerous. In my case my J3 Achieve battery started...
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    Testing smartphone batteries

    Out of curiosity should I leave a new purchased cellphone battery unused until its ready to use or can I test it? I may not need it for several months. One of my Samsung J3 Achieve bit the dust and my spare is slowly slipping away around 82%. I do also have another of the same phone with the...
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    What to do with 2 broken Coast G25 lights?

    I got one of them to work for a little while but it stopped working. Unfortunately they've been dropped (which is why they don't work) so they're not covered under warranty. The LED portion seem to have been damaged. Since they're $20 probably isn't worth getting replacement parts that's if...
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    Do you use the Mini-Maglite butt cap lanyard hole?

    Not on any of my Maglites, except for the Solitaire which comes with it. None of my other Maglites have them. But if the light comes with a lanyard I'll throw it on.
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    Self-checkout and receipt checks

    I don't bother with self checkouts whenever I can. Waiting a couple of minutes on a supervisor to get something cleared you might as well just have a cashier ring you out. The Home Depot in my area does self checkouts with a supervisor standing there. It's pretty silly...
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    Battery pairing in multi battery lights

    Usually I don't have this issue, but cheap batteries in a pack sometimes may have a dud or weaker cell. I don't have this problem with Eneloops. I like the Nitecore lights that let you know if there's a weaker cell by the switch controls flashing if it still illuminates so you either turn down...
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    Members' experience by brand with leaking alkaline cells.

    It seems like Duracell is already doing this along with the other battery manufacturers. Noticed the Coast lights (which is also made in China) that comes with their own batteries in the lights are from China. Though I haven't bought an alkaline in ages.. like before the year 1999. Most of the...
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    A Ni-MH battery gets fully charged, put it in the charger again, why is it still charging?

    It's hard to say without seeing more data, like resting voltages and a full recharge discharge recharge test in a charger analyzer. What may have happened was 2 of the cells were more empty than the other 2 and when your light dimmed 2 of the batteries were empty and the other 2 were still...
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