a couple of questions?

[liljon140]

Hi I have been reading this forum for a couple of weeks now as I have been wanting to get me a nice EDC flashlight. I really liked the Nitecore D10 but as I was searching for a place to order one that had them in stock I came across the jetbeam jet-1 v3.0. Well I ordered that instead. i just really liked the look of it and the fact it was brighter. hopefully this was a good decision.

well now i need batteries and a charger. What would you reccomend and where would you recommend buying them from. Thanks for all the great info this site has to offer.

 

[DM51]

Welcome to CPF, liljon140.

As you have settled on your choice of light and your question is about batteries, I'll move your post to the Batteries section, where I'm sure members will be able to advise you.

 

[COAST]

I reccomend the Sanyo Eneloops. They work great becuase they have low internal resistance so it has LONG shelf life. Hope i helped.

-Nick

 

[COAST]

And :welcome:

 

[csshih]

Sanyo Eneloops have low internal resistance, but that's not why they have a long shelf life. There is an internal separator that keeps down self discharge, the battery is categorized as a "low self discharge" cell.

Although, this internal separator reduces the space in the battery, and eneloops have a cap of ~2000mAh where you can get much higher caps with non LSD batteries.
will you be using the light a lot? sometimes it might be better to purchase a non-LSD battery with a higher cap if you're using it constantly.

As for chargers, the maha c9000 has many beneficial features

 

[Burgess]

i strongly second the recommendations by Craig, above.


Sanyo Eneloops

Maha C9000 charger

:twothumbs


Oh, and Welcome to CandlePowerForums !

:welcome:
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[45/70]

Welcome to CPF, liljon140! :thumbsup:

I'm a big fan of eneloops and the Maha C9000 as well. There are other good chargers though, particularly if you are more interested in a smaller travel type charger.

As far as eneloops vs. high cap cells, I won't start a debate here, but in my experience the eneloops outperform high cap cells, after a year or so. High cap NiMH's just don't seem to be able to retain their capacity after that long because of the shortcuts taken which enable them to have a higher capacity.

You'd be doing yourself a favor to read around this Forum, as you have been, to understand the positive and negative aspects of both chargers, and cells. It will allow you to make your own informed decision.

Dave

 

[csshih]

good point Dave,

it seems that the "extreme" capacity cells aren't all that great either. I should have included that point