Gointothelight
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I'd really like an EDC light that can recharge without having to remove the battery... maybe something that can plug into the USB port of a laptop... anything like that out there or on the horizon?
Gointothelight said:I'd really like an EDC light that can recharge without having to remove the battery... maybe something that can plug into the USB port of a laptop... anything like that out there or on the horizon?
dammitjim said:
Illum_the_nation said:http://www.everythingusb.com/ion_flashlite.html
I had one of these things before, sold it for some reason :thinking:
3 alkaline button batteries that can last three hours of continuous use.
That actually looks promising... too bad no real specs... but for a few dollars, worth looking at. I'm going to take a look at that Kensington Flylight 3.0 too. I really would like something that's less than $150 BUT higher quality then what I'm looking at now. Maybe something in the price range and power of a Peak Baltic or Pacific.Illum_the_nation said:I found something else
http://www.4imprint.com/exec/detail/quickview/~SKU009496/~CA9496-S.htm
non memory stick version
Where can I get info on these?Martini said:The next generation HDS/Novatac EDCs are supposed to be programmable via USB, but I haven't heard anything about charging. The EDCs can already differentiate between primaries and rechargeables, though, so who knows? It would be a terrific feature.
Gointothelight said:Where can I get info on these?
Can't seem to find anything on this... is there a thread you can point me to?greenLED said:The Indium Puck recharges via USB.
Handlobraesing said:You could also make a charger for charging up to 3 cell NiMH on USB rather easily.
Simply connect USB through to cells through a 10 ohm resistor. Even if the output was to be put under dead short, the current maxes out at 0.5A, the limit for USB. The only way to damage it is hooking up cells with excessive voltage or hooking it up backward.
With 3 completely empty NiMH cells in series, it would push about 230mA and drops to 60-100mA once they're full.
You could go higher w/ a lower value resistor, but 230mA is probably the safe limit for completely passive charging on AAAs
Illum_the_nation said:I found something else
http://www.4imprint.com/exec/detail/quickview/~SKU009496/~CA9496-S.htm
non memory stick version