Hey guys. I've been lurking around for a while and I've finally gotten a couple flashlights. I have a EDC bag that I keep a couple lights in, and a light in the glove box of my car. Texas summers get extremely hot and I'm worried about leaving my bag with lights and all in there during the day. I've been reading about batteries and I know that alkalines are definitely not an option. So I've been looking at non-rechargeable lithium (energizer) and Nimh (eneloops).
The energizer box says that they're very durable and can withstand up to 140ºF so that made me feel good about them being in the car, but I'd rather have rechargeables and was looking at replacing them with eneloops when the die. Will NiMh batteries survive this kind of heat? Will the flashlight even survive this?
I figure the lights themselves won't mind the heat since LED's get so hot anyway, I just don't want batteries exploding in my light/car/hand!
Thanks
The energizer box says that they're very durable and can withstand up to 140ºF so that made me feel good about them being in the car, but I'd rather have rechargeables and was looking at replacing them with eneloops when the die. Will NiMh batteries survive this kind of heat? Will the flashlight even survive this?
I figure the lights themselves won't mind the heat since LED's get so hot anyway, I just don't want batteries exploding in my light/car/hand!
Thanks