Hi! I am totally new to 18650's, and rechargeable in general. I had a few rechargeable AA's in the past, but they were quickly lost or something else.
Since I am coming into this completely new, I wanted to ask the collective what batteries and chargers they would buy if they had to start all over again. I would like to keep cost down, but quality over quantity etc.
Uses for the Batts will be in a pair of nitecore lights. One light will get used a lot more than the other however. I want to have some shelf life on the charges, but I want to be able to stick them in a pelican case with a bunch of primaries as well, so shelf life isn't a huge concern.
The duty cycle on a single battery will be about 2 or 3 weeks, depending on a bunch of factors and they will be in COLD environments up in Alaska. I want them to hold a charge while in my flight bag. Also note, the batteries will be sitting next to the primaries as well and in the same environment.
The charger should be wall plug or USB with a wall plug thing. I was looking at the nitecore chargers that have the aux mini USB plug so I can charge my phone/tablet and batteries at night as well. It is a nice feature, but isn't a deal killer if it doesn't have it.
I would prefer 3 batteries, compact charger (don't care if it only charges one at a time), and would like to keep it under 60-70 for quality batteries. I know battery junction has 3600mAh batteries that are $25 a piece, but the 3400's are 15. Will post kore in a few hours.
Since I am coming into this completely new, I wanted to ask the collective what batteries and chargers they would buy if they had to start all over again. I would like to keep cost down, but quality over quantity etc.
Uses for the Batts will be in a pair of nitecore lights. One light will get used a lot more than the other however. I want to have some shelf life on the charges, but I want to be able to stick them in a pelican case with a bunch of primaries as well, so shelf life isn't a huge concern.
The duty cycle on a single battery will be about 2 or 3 weeks, depending on a bunch of factors and they will be in COLD environments up in Alaska. I want them to hold a charge while in my flight bag. Also note, the batteries will be sitting next to the primaries as well and in the same environment.
The charger should be wall plug or USB with a wall plug thing. I was looking at the nitecore chargers that have the aux mini USB plug so I can charge my phone/tablet and batteries at night as well. It is a nice feature, but isn't a deal killer if it doesn't have it.
I would prefer 3 batteries, compact charger (don't care if it only charges one at a time), and would like to keep it under 60-70 for quality batteries. I know battery junction has 3600mAh batteries that are $25 a piece, but the 3400's are 15. Will post kore in a few hours.