bradthebold
Newly Enlightened
Hi, I am getting an Armytek Wizard Pro headlamp and am wondering what the most useful and safe batteries would be. It comes with 1 3100mah unprotected Panasonic and a WF139 charger.
The best prices I could find are:
Unprotected Panasonic 3100 - $12.74/pair
Unprotected Panasonic 3400 - $14.79/pr
Protected Eagletac 3100 - $32/pr on ebay
Protected Eagletac 3400 - $36/pr on ebay
The protected versions cost more than double and are 3mm longer that may cause issues in some lights. The Armytek has over discharge protection, so should I still get protected batteries for it?
If I get another light that doesn't have discharge protection, would it be dangerous to use unprotected cells if you took them out and charged them when the light started to dim? Or should you just always use protected batteries in unprotected lights?
Then for a charger I have narrowed it down to the $17 cottonpicker's basic charger or the $50 Xtar VP1, though I am open to any suggestions. I have a DMM to check voltages and don't think I will care about fast charging or charging multiple at a time. I'm guessing I'd be lucky to use it once a month. Will the cottonpicker's charger (or any other cheaper one) charge safely and reliably?
The best prices I could find are:
Unprotected Panasonic 3100 - $12.74/pair
Unprotected Panasonic 3400 - $14.79/pr
Protected Eagletac 3100 - $32/pr on ebay
Protected Eagletac 3400 - $36/pr on ebay
The protected versions cost more than double and are 3mm longer that may cause issues in some lights. The Armytek has over discharge protection, so should I still get protected batteries for it?
If I get another light that doesn't have discharge protection, would it be dangerous to use unprotected cells if you took them out and charged them when the light started to dim? Or should you just always use protected batteries in unprotected lights?
Then for a charger I have narrowed it down to the $17 cottonpicker's basic charger or the $50 Xtar VP1, though I am open to any suggestions. I have a DMM to check voltages and don't think I will care about fast charging or charging multiple at a time. I'm guessing I'd be lucky to use it once a month. Will the cottonpicker's charger (or any other cheaper one) charge safely and reliably?