TORCH_BOY
Flashlight Enthusiast
I have never realy been keen on Cr3 Cells,
Imagine having you camera blow up while taking a picture
Imagine having you camera blow up while taking a picture
InfidelCastro said:Holy crap that seems dangerous though.
As the power level of flashlights goes up, it appears the danger level does too.
Please note I had a batch of Duracell that say "Made in China"batterystation said:To my knowledge there is only one or two remaining CR123A factories in the USA and I believe they are Duracell and Energizer. They both still say Made in USA on them.
InfidelCastro said:I hear this often, but that always makes me wonder why my Energizer brand cells generally totally suck, while my Surefire batteries always kickass..
firefly99 said:Please note I had a batch of Duracell that say "Made in China"
NewBie said:Were those from the factory, or were they copies from china, remember this happens with batteries alot.
Lit Up said:Too true. A little tank of hydrogen or methanol next to "the boys" doesn't sound real comforting. I can assure you though it's going to be coming to cell phones. Nokia and other manufacturers were having a gripe awhile back about how battery technology is not keeping up with all the newer features becoming available.
room200 said:I've never been to this forum until today, but I had a very scary thing happen; my flashlight or batteries exploded. I had never heard of this happening before, so as you can imagine, I was scared to death. I put the flashlight down after using it about 10 minutes (the battery started to go dim while I was using it and getting hot). I waited for the thing to cool off while I ate a sandwhich. All of a sudden BANG! The sound was like a firecracker or gunshot. At first, I didn't know where it came from. I actually started looking at my windows to see if there was a gunshot that came through the window. I then noticed a very pungent odor, and this is how I realized what had happened. I reluctantly opened the flashlight to find black residue inside the battery case and all over the batteries. One of the batteries seems to be fused inside the case, and it won't come out. The name of the battery is Cyclops. The brand of flashlight is Cyclops, and the battery is a CR123A. It says made in China. I normally have the flashlight in my pocket, and I can only imagine what could have happened if I'd followed my normal routine. I'll post pictures tomorrow.
HarryN said:Just bumping Newbie's concern about your health. PLEASE go to a trauma unit / burn ward and tell them that you have had HF exposure. Not tomorrow, today.
I just had my "cyclops" flashlight explode while I was working at my desk. It suddenly dimmed down and I thought that the battery was going dim so I shut it off and put it down. About 3 to 4 minutes later there was a loud explosion like a gunshot and something went past my head and hit the wall hard enough to dent the wall. It was the lens and o ring from the light. I turned and looked at the light and it had blown the rubber switch out of the back of the light. There was smoke coming from the light and I could not touch the light for at least 10 minutes as the casing of the light was red hot. I took a handkerchief and picked it up and moved it off the desk to keep from burning the desk.