Are yo usaying NiZn are easier to find on the Web? Or in a walk-in store? If you mean on the Web, NiZn can be readily bought on Amazon or eBay. If you mean in a walk-in store, if I needed them right away, I'd be happy with lithium's. Besides, why is it so important to be able to buy one's rechargeable cells in a brick-and-mortar store? Should CPFers avoid lithium-ion cells because they can't buy replacements at the drugstore?
yes no stores (almost) sell those, as for li ion, we are not talking about those, since your thread is not substituting li ion for something else.
but you got a point, i never seen eneloops in stores,(other than fake ones in china town, for $30 for 4 cells
In direct-drive, yes. But if a light is regulated, NiZn's higher voltage means that the regulator draws less current.
that also mean regulator will run hotter, wasting more v into heat.
in regulated light nizn doesn't offer any advantage.
PowerGenix. That's why they're preferred and recommended by flash enthusiasts.
that is not the answer, and please, don't chop my question apart, and answer parts it out of the contest.
my original question was.
nimh are more reliable, a lot more available, last longer (as in charging cycles, not shelf life), and some can easy pull 10 amps, 3x1.2= easy dd led
show me 1 nizh cell that can do that??
Whether direct-drive and regulated, they'll make your Malkoff M31 about
30 percent brighter.
that is just 1 instant, they wouldn't make any of mine regulated lights brighter, or last longer, (i tried powering them off different cells,) that would also burn my dd lights.
Note that I'm not saying, "Nickel-zinc cells are the more sensible choice for everyone." But it sounds as though you're saying "Nickel-zinc cells are the more sensible choice for no one
well for now i don't see them to give any advantage in lights that nimh (a better cell) can't provide.
for cameras, or flashguns, maybe, thou there were reports of them burning out flashes for few ppl, ( things that are made for 1,5v can be used with 1,2v or 1,6v cell as l91, but 1,9v might kill them), i came across that at photo forums, when i was reaching these cells, my research showed that there is no advantage at this time that nizn offer, in light application. they are just an exotic new cell chemistry, a novelty, just like bamboo, or exotic wood floor instead of hardwood floor.
also you might wanna read few threads here on nizh cells, how they behave in real world.