You can ONLY charge -- rechargeables! 9V ??? WHAT???
Anyway, I have experience with the RED FLAME Trustfire. Mine have been fine. Most others on this board WON'T give high marks for the BLUE set. For some reason, the RED flamers are trusted more. Of course you were previously advised to spend $70 on a Fenix. It's a quality light!!! I however wouldn't agree that spending $80 on all that equipment, even if only half work, is coming out ahead. Sorry :shakehead. I can't say however that I
always make the right decisions either. But with THIS particular hobby, we learn through our experiences.
I'm definitely trying to learn through my own experiences, alright. FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! :devil:
I am going to cancel my order for the blues and then just get 2 packs of the "flamers".
I don't know if I should or shouldn't be posting links... but I'm having very good results using these batteries here in my 14500 applications
http://www.avidvaper.com/products/IMR14500-3.7v--High-Drain-Li-MN-Battery.html
Cool beans. Another vape site I saw had the cheapest price for some protected AWs.... only problem with the IMRs is that I don't trust myself to stop "over discharging" them.
I've glanced at Joe's n00b guide, and from my understanding....
n00bs should be using PROTECTED cells!!
The charger I got (yes, it charges all types of rechargeables,
including 9Vs!!) is best used with
protected Li-Ions, and these TrustFIRE "red flamers" are
protected Li-Ions.
These previous 2 lines of mine are all a n00b needs to know.... This charger + These batteries = ~$10 for 3 week shipping delay =
hopefully functional flashlights that don't burn the house down.
The engineers who shower me with knowledge I cannot possibly use in day to day life need a reality check. People come here because of the free market, not because they want to create or maintain batteries. They want solutions that work. A better "n00b Guide" would be very simple....
- These 10450 batteries WORK in this light #1.
- These 10450 batteries DON'T WORK in this light #1.
- These different 10450 batteries WORK in this light #2.
- These different 10450 batteries DON'T WORK in this light #2.
- These 14550 batteries WORK in this light #1.
- These 14550 batteries DON'T WORK in this light #1.
- These different 14550 batteries WORK in this light #2.
- These different 14550 batteries DON'T WORK in this light #2.
Get the idea? Either they work, or they don't work.....
I only want to buy what works. If you're worried about safety, then make sure you're only recommending protected cells. That seems like a no-brainer for people who want "fool proof" setups.
Perhaps you could even add in conditional statements, like "if you can wait 3 weeks, go protected TrustFire Red from <insert link here>"... "or else go protected AW from <insert link here>".
One more time... n00bs dislike the physics. n00bs dislike the chemistry. n00bs love the flashlights!!! If they're best served with protected cells, then give them a list of websites that distribute protected cells. Bonus points for starting a list of flashlights that can -or- can't use certain cells.