Gene
Flashlight Enthusiast
I recently bought a few "Up-Sizers", (for lack of a better term and "stolen" from Ray!), from "this is nascar". When I received them, I couldn't believe how cheap they are and had no instructions, though they are not that hard to figure out. The plastic could be better and they "slip" together instead of having tabs that could lock them together. Size constraints, I would surmise, limit this.
I bought them because in my quest for D cell size rechargeables, the choice is either super high priced NiMH's or NiCD's, that are really an AA cell in a D cell body. I also wanted to use my stock of Powerex 2000 mAh NiMH AA cells.
I was also bummed, (to say the least), that they wouldn't work in my "boom box" and other devices. I finally pulled out the last mag-lite that I have, (a 4XD). I carefully put the "Up-Sizers" together using my Powerex AA cells as a "D" cell and put them in the straight tubed 4XD cell to see what worked and wouldn't. I tracked the culprits down to two "Up-Sizers" that had "flashing", (plastic that is left around the contacts during the molding process), and cleaned them up.
Guess what? They are a Godsend! Once I got them working, they work wonderful in my vintage Sanyo cassette "boom box" and other devices! The Powerex 2000 mAh cells seem to work as well as regular alkaline D cells and last as long! I've been playing cassette tapes, (yes, I'm old and also have over 300 albums on cassette tape! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif), and the radio for over two days and the Powerex 2000 mAh NiMH cells are still going strong!
One caution though, the AA to C cell "Up-Sizers" are too large and won't work in C cell applications. The best thing about these is they will work best "Up-Sizing" AAA cells to AA and AA cells to D size cells. As far as flashlights go, I wouldn't use them in anything other than AAA cells to AA and AA cells to D. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
I bought them because in my quest for D cell size rechargeables, the choice is either super high priced NiMH's or NiCD's, that are really an AA cell in a D cell body. I also wanted to use my stock of Powerex 2000 mAh NiMH AA cells.
I was also bummed, (to say the least), that they wouldn't work in my "boom box" and other devices. I finally pulled out the last mag-lite that I have, (a 4XD). I carefully put the "Up-Sizers" together using my Powerex AA cells as a "D" cell and put them in the straight tubed 4XD cell to see what worked and wouldn't. I tracked the culprits down to two "Up-Sizers" that had "flashing", (plastic that is left around the contacts during the molding process), and cleaned them up.
Guess what? They are a Godsend! Once I got them working, they work wonderful in my vintage Sanyo cassette "boom box" and other devices! The Powerex 2000 mAh cells seem to work as well as regular alkaline D cells and last as long! I've been playing cassette tapes, (yes, I'm old and also have over 300 albums on cassette tape! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif), and the radio for over two days and the Powerex 2000 mAh NiMH cells are still going strong!
One caution though, the AA to C cell "Up-Sizers" are too large and won't work in C cell applications. The best thing about these is they will work best "Up-Sizing" AAA cells to AA and AA cells to D size cells. As far as flashlights go, I wouldn't use them in anything other than AAA cells to AA and AA cells to D. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
