I've been looking for a good replacement for the B65 for awhile now. All of mine have died slow deaths. I only have one left and it's just limping along. It's not that I'm in love with nicads, or 6 volt lamp assemblies, but they are so plentiful and free lumens is great.
Don't get me wrong, I much prefer 9V lamp assemblies for free lumens, but they are a little more expensive, and not quite as plentiful in OEM form.
I've been looking for a B65 replacement. Online I found a candidate, I built the battery and went through the checkout, but the battery stick ended up being way shorter in the specs that the B65, so obviously it would not work.
So I recently discovered that my favorite car battery manufacturer makes all kinds of batteries on request. I left a Surefire B65 with them and requested two replacements be built. They said it might take a week or so, I'll update you with the results. I wouldn't mind building it myself, but they only quoted $15 per pack or so, why should I even mess with it myself for that price?
Don't get me wrong, I much prefer 9V lamp assemblies for free lumens, but they are a little more expensive, and not quite as plentiful in OEM form.
I've been looking for a B65 replacement. Online I found a candidate, I built the battery and went through the checkout, but the battery stick ended up being way shorter in the specs that the B65, so obviously it would not work.
So I recently discovered that my favorite car battery manufacturer makes all kinds of batteries on request. I left a Surefire B65 with them and requested two replacements be built. They said it might take a week or so, I'll update you with the results. I wouldn't mind building it myself, but they only quoted $15 per pack or so, why should I even mess with it myself for that price?