30 hr light
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hmmwv
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I haven't heard of such a light - but a 123 is a 3V, 1500 mAh battery - so 30 hours would be about 50-55 mA @ 3V - almost sounds like an LED product - you might ask the question on that side and see if someone is making a 123 LED light.
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Here is a two LED 1 123 Lithium flashlight it lists 50 hours as burn time @ max brightness. My father has one its a cool little light.
http://www.ccrane.com/lithium_led_flashlight.asp
http://www.ccrane.com/lithium_led_flashlight.asp
hmmwv
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WHOA! Wait a second - that is c-crane's biggest flop in my opinion- it uses a 3V lithium battery - but not a 123 size, a AA size (yes - they do make 3V, AA lithiums - very rare! originally used in computer memory backup and other bizarre applications) - expect to pay $10 for the battery - and the 50 hour runtime is not full intensity for the last 30 hours or so.
What they basically did was choose an oddball battery instead of using a voltage converter circuit like the CMG infinity (oh yea - and made it out of plastic instead of metal) - I don't own one of these, and I have no intention of buying it for those reasons.
What they basically did was choose an oddball battery instead of using a voltage converter circuit like the CMG infinity (oh yea - and made it out of plastic instead of metal) - I don't own one of these, and I have no intention of buying it for those reasons.
hmmwv
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Not to mention the fact that for the price they are charging (ccrane has always been way outa line) you could buy TWO infinities and a pack of 4 1.7V lithium AAs.
Please excuse the harsh tongue tonight - my feathers are still ruffled over the surefire censorship issue.
Please excuse the harsh tongue tonight - my feathers are still ruffled over the surefire censorship issue.
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No sweat and thanks for correcting me I guess I just assumed since it was lithium it was a 123.
The larger version of that same light, I think 3AA?, was left on in september at a cabin and on the next trip in january one LED was still lit however dimly anyway it was pretty impressive. Possibly cold tempuratures (-25F) put the alkaline batteries into a kind of hibernation mode until it warmed up some.
The larger version of that same light, I think 3AA?, was left on in september at a cabin and on the next trip in january one LED was still lit however dimly anyway it was pretty impressive. Possibly cold tempuratures (-25F) put the alkaline batteries into a kind of hibernation mode until it warmed up some.
I've not seen any 3.0V lithium AA's but I've come across some 3.6 V Lithium AA's that are used in ITI and Ademco wireless sensors.<http://www.candlepowerforums.com/ubb/icons/icon20.gif>
In fact, I just bought 19 of these puppies on Ebay for $46. At $2.42 @ thats only a pennies over the local Office Depot price for 1.5 V lithiums in 4-Packs for $8.99.
Now the questions is how best to use them. Maybe I'll make my Minimags worthwhile by running a 3.6V lithium with a 1.6 V. lithium and a Brinkman 3AA bulb.
Maybe I'll overdrive the OEM bulb in either the Energizer DB 6AA or DB 8AA by placing one in each barrel.
Best of all, maybe if I run it in My ARC LS single AA chamber I'll have the brightest LS that isn't severely overdriven with 3 N cells.
In fact, I just bought 19 of these puppies on Ebay for $46. At $2.42 @ thats only a pennies over the local Office Depot price for 1.5 V lithiums in 4-Packs for $8.99.
Now the questions is how best to use them. Maybe I'll make my Minimags worthwhile by running a 3.6V lithium with a 1.6 V. lithium and a Brinkman 3AA bulb.
Maybe I'll overdrive the OEM bulb in either the Energizer DB 6AA or DB 8AA by placing one in each barrel.
Best of all, maybe if I run it in My ARC LS single AA chamber I'll have the brightest LS that isn't severely overdriven with 3 N cells.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by akwormy:
Here is a two LED 1 123 Lithium flashlight it lists 50 hours as burn time @ max brightness. My father has one its a cool little light.
http://www.ccrane.com/lithium_led_flashlight.asp <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I believe that light uses one or the rather uncommon 3.6 volt AA cell, not 2 123's.
Here is a two LED 1 123 Lithium flashlight it lists 50 hours as burn time @ max brightness. My father has one its a cool little light.
http://www.ccrane.com/lithium_led_flashlight.asp <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I believe that light uses one or the rather uncommon 3.6 volt AA cell, not 2 123's.
The Saft spec sheet on the 3.6V AA says that they don't recommend driving it continuously at > 120 ma. This seems to consign the batteries to driving (or overdriving) LEDs with this sort of drain rate.
This may let people who are looking for an ARC AA get something close to their wish in an Infinity with a lithium 3.6V AA.
Personally, I'm disappointed that I probably can't get any real capacity at a drain between 300 ma and 500 ma.
This may let people who are looking for an ARC AA get something close to their wish in an Infinity with a lithium 3.6V AA.
Personally, I'm disappointed that I probably can't get any real capacity at a drain between 300 ma and 500 ma.
I've received the 19 @ 3.6V lithium AA'a I bought on Ebay, and I bought a red Infinity.
Brock says that the Infinity draws 55 mA on a 1.5 V. AA
The 3.6V TecCell 3.6 V. AA fits into an infinity unlike the brand name Brock tried that didn't.
According to TekCell's spec sheets the 3.6 V battery has a capacity of 2.20 Ah at 1 mA and only 1.12 Ah at 16 mA. I extrapolate that it probably doesn't deliver more than 0.5 Ah at 55 mA. This would equate to less than 10 hours run time.
The Spec sheets show that the Tekcell 3.6V AA delivers > 2.5 V at 55 mA.
This is consistent with my observation that the Infinity is roughly twice as bright when running the TekCell 3.6 V AA Lithium as it is with a fresh alkaline AA. Bear in mind that twice as bright as a standard Infinity is still much dimmer than a standard ARC AAA.
The red Infinity with the 3.6 V lithium does a decent job of showing close in objects while walking in the dark without destroying night vision.
So, do any of you Infinity people want to buy any of these batteries from me? I paid $51 including shipping for 19 @ or $2.68 @, well below retail.
I will sell minimum quantities of 4@ for cost plus $4 shipping and handling per group. (It would probably take me years to use the 19 in my Infinity. I incorrectly assumed that I could run these puppies at 300 to 500 mA drain rates and had planned to use them with Incandescents.)
Inquiries welcomed.
Brock says that the Infinity draws 55 mA on a 1.5 V. AA
The 3.6V TecCell 3.6 V. AA fits into an infinity unlike the brand name Brock tried that didn't.
According to TekCell's spec sheets the 3.6 V battery has a capacity of 2.20 Ah at 1 mA and only 1.12 Ah at 16 mA. I extrapolate that it probably doesn't deliver more than 0.5 Ah at 55 mA. This would equate to less than 10 hours run time.
The Spec sheets show that the Tekcell 3.6V AA delivers > 2.5 V at 55 mA.
This is consistent with my observation that the Infinity is roughly twice as bright when running the TekCell 3.6 V AA Lithium as it is with a fresh alkaline AA. Bear in mind that twice as bright as a standard Infinity is still much dimmer than a standard ARC AAA.
The red Infinity with the 3.6 V lithium does a decent job of showing close in objects while walking in the dark without destroying night vision.
So, do any of you Infinity people want to buy any of these batteries from me? I paid $51 including shipping for 19 @ or $2.68 @, well below retail.
I will sell minimum quantities of 4@ for cost plus $4 shipping and handling per group. (It would probably take me years to use the 19 in my Infinity. I incorrectly assumed that I could run these puppies at 300 to 500 mA drain rates and had planned to use them with Incandescents.)
Inquiries welcomed.
