SantaClawz
Newly Enlightened
Besides, if anyone gives me hard time here for asking what EDC is, I'll avoid your house next Christmas and you get no presents! :nana::devil:
Thanks man.
I don't see why anyone would jump on me for asking this, it's impossible for someone new to the forum to understand what all these acronyms are, unless a new member happens to be a good mind reader, psychic or whatever you want to call it.
Li-ion are rechargeable, lithium are not, is that right?If you want the Li Ion AAs, Energizer makes them readily available at the corner store in primary and rechargeable. We as a family, tried the Energizer AA rechargeables because we were going through AAs like crazy when our Wii game system was getting a ton of use. But they just didn't hold a charge for very long and we got tired of always replacing batteries in the Wii game controllers. I hope I've adressed some of your questions and concerns.
Besides, if anyone gives me hard time here for asking what EDC is, I'll avoid your house next Christmas and you get no presents! :nana::devil:
Thank you guys for the help you-re giving me! Questions keep popping in my head though.
Li-ion are rechargeable, lithium are not, is that right?
And if what you say is true, for rechargeables, better to use NIMH for durability. What about those Eneloops i keep hearing, are those AA as well?
Can any flashlight that uses AA use all of the above, as long as they are not mixed? (alkaline, nimh, eneloop, lithium AA, li-ion AA) The important thing is that the batteries are 1.5V or 1.2V?
I'm sorry if i'm being a PITA..
Lights are turning on in my head, that's got to be a good thing.To Z,
Are you getting the information you have been looking for as we kinda got off track?
John
Eneloops seem to be widely regarded as the best rechargeable AAs. I only run 18650s and CR123s myself so I don't know.Thank you guys for the help you-re giving me! Questions keep popping in my head though.
Li-ion are rechargeable, lithium are not, is that right?
And if what you say is true, for rechargeables, better to use NIMH for durability. What about those Eneloops i keep hearing, are those AA as well?
Can any flashlight that uses AA use all of the above, as long as they are not mixed? (alkaline, nimh, eneloop, lithium AA, li-ion AA) The important thing is that the batteries are 1.5V or 1.2V?
I'm sorry if i'm being a PITA..
Eneloops seem to be widely regarded as the best rechargeable AAs. I only run 18650s and CR123s myself so I don't know.
There's no such thing as li-ion AAs - the closest you will get are 14500 cells which are the same size as AAs but have more than twice the voltage, 3.7-4.2V. I'm sure the other poster confused the Energizer rechargeable NiMHs and the Energizer primary lithiums.
Any flashlight that takes AA can take both alkaline primaries, NiMH rechargeables and lithium primaries because they are all the same size and voltage. This is one of the greatest selling points of AA lights IMO. Run rechargeables when you're using it a lot, lithium primaries when you need absolute reliability, and in a pinch you can still use alkaline primaries because usually if you're in need of a battery this is all that will be available.
Primary = use once, discard - non-rechargeable
As for durability in rechargeables, li-ions are actually best in this regard. Unlike other battery chemistries they do not exhibit the 'memory effect' that you get with NiMHs and NiCds. This is probably what the other poster experienced and attributed to li-ions.
The only issue is that they should not be discharged too much. Ideally you shouldn't run them dry at all but top them off regularly. This is something I had to learn the hard way, I actually 'cycled' some of my li-ions as if they were NiCds before I read more about batteries here and realized I had basically ruined the runtime and lifetime of those two li-ions.:fail: Buuut, now I'm veering off, this isn't even relevant if you're still looking for an AA light.
As for selector rings - I urge you to consider lights with simple, good UIs even if they don't have selector rings.
I used to think a selector ring light would be the be-all end-all for me, and now that I have one.. It isn't all that essential. Sure, it's cool to have, and the light itself is very nice (Milky modded SF U2), but I mostly end up using just the highest and lowest modes anyway.:fail:
For me low and high, only two modes, is still king. Simple is good.
Yes, we use Eneloops in our Wii controllers. Runtime is great and the LSD nature of Eneloops means I can keep a spare set of charged cells on hand for quick swap-out without having to wait for a recharge.Question, can the Eneloops be used in "any AA" product including the Wii controllers? If so, next order I place for any batteries, I'll order those as well.
Yes, we use Eneloops in our Wii controllers. Runtime is great and the LSD nature of Eneloops means I can keep a spare set of charged cells on hand for quick swap-out without having to wait for a recharge.
I'll second the Fenix L1T as a great EDC. It's small (single AA), bright (98 Lumens) and has a very white, smooth beam that is a good compromise between flood and throw. Nice "Tactical" clicky, and Hi/Low selectable by simply twisting the head.I, too, am picky about the UI. I have a Fenix L1T, which doesn't get much love here, but it has a nice, simple UI -- click on / click off, twist for hi/lo. An L2T is also available if you want a higher hi.