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    CR123? Could we run out?

    Well, honestly, if lithium cars were to make a genuinely big difference to the environment and they made a whole load of them, and there were no Li-Ion batteries anymore, I would just lump it, with a tear in my ear, since 2/3 of my lights wouldn't work any more. Though it seems rather pointless...
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    Ultrastinger rechargeable 220-240v

    Probably a stupid question, but anyone know where I can get a universal charger to go with an Ultrastinger (or at least an Australian voltage charger)? Every one I've seen on ebay just has an American voltage charger, but according to flashlights.com it should be available with a 230 or 240v...
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    Li-Ions and over-heating

    Thanks. No harm done. Braka.
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    Li-Ions and over-heating

    First, thanks very much to FlashCrazy for the heat Tests. I'm sorry if it seemed I was ignoring you. Nothing is further from the truth, as I'd stepped aweay for nearly a week because I was a bit irritable, and didn't want to get into post in that condition. Until just now, I was unaware you'd...
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    Ultrafire 2x 18650 K2 light.

    The regular xenon one. Incidentally it has a 7.2 volt bulb, and two 3.7v batteries. If you have one that works, I'd definitely be waiting a good hour or so after charging it. Braka
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    Li-Ions and over-heating

    Why? Sorry - I don't mean to come across in the least bit confrontational, and I apologise if it seems that way. I'm obviously ignorant about this, and am genuinely interested. I realise of course that you don't want to discharge the cells below a certain point, but I wasn't aware that it was...
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    Why I love my Incans

    To me that's an argument against LED's. I don't care about stains that I can't see. ;) Braka
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    Why I love my Incans

    I have to admit, I like incans, but it seems my reasons for liking them are slowly dwindling. My first reason is. I suppose, pure nostalgia. An LED color temperature always seems sort of clinical and weird to me, because I was brought up on yellowish incans. Similarly, I detest flourescent room...
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    Li-Ions and over-heating

    Sure. If you're talking about the one I was trying to a runtime on, it was just a cheap incan from 5thunit (I keep forgetting what they're called now) called the Hemse. According to them it puts out something absurd like 280 lumens from two 3.6v 123's (though it works just as well on 3.0's IMO)...
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    Li-Ions and over-heating

    Hi. Yeah, I know. Just that I only have one light which uses that size cell, and at the moment all I know is that it won't work. I'm taking it to the battery store tomorrow, who claim they can diagnose what the problem is. By my crude experiments the batteries seem charged up, and I can't find...
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    Li-Ions and over-heating

    Hi Wow. OTTOMH I can only think of one Li-Ion run light I have which definately runs for an hour or more. 30 minutes would be closer for a lot of them (well, so I'm told. I have a tendency to recharge cells well before they get close to their supposed curl-up-and-die point) Yep, always take...
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    Li-Ions and over-heating

    Thanks for the responses and welcome. I think part of the problem is it comes down to guess work a lot of the time. It's not so bad if you're just working around the house, but if you're out walking at night, how do you know when an unprotected cell has dropped below a specific voltage unless...
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    Li-Ions and over-heating

    I just thought I'd mention this and see what folks think. Yesterday I was doing a runtime test on a flashlight which gets rather absurdly hot, and I remember noting, "After 9 minutes I could hardly pick it up". Whereas I don't have anything else this bad, it's certainly not uncommon for...
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    Ultrafire 2x 18650 K2 light.

    As I've mentioned elsewhere, I have one of the top ones. It hasn't worked since the day it arrived, except for about 3 seconds of weak light I was able to squeeze out of it after recharging the batteries. Seeing as how I bought a bunch of other Surefire batteries at the same time, and about 1 in...
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    UltraFire WF500 High Power XENON?

    I hope I'll be excused for repeating myself from another thread, but if this thread is being followed by people looking for reports on this light, I thought I should give my experience. I bought the Ultrafire from an ebay dealer. Arrived with Ultrafire charger and 3.7 18650's. It simply...
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