bmcgators98
Enlightened
Hello CPF,
This is my first post but I have been doing a lot of reading of the older posts. I have recently purchased several flashlights mostly geared toward EDC. I typically use my flashlight 5 -10 minutes a day around the house at night. I have finally settled on my two favorites and plan on selling the others. I have decided to keep the Nitecore D10 SP R2 and a Ra Clicky (custom 170 lumen). I was reading several reviews on the site regarding the Nitecore and decided that I need to try some 14500's due to the increased performance. I ended up ordering a pair of UltraFires 14500 Protected Cells along with an Ultra Fire WF139 Charger. I also ordered some 16340's UltraFire for the Ra that came with a DSD charger. I don't like this charger at all. It caused one of the 16340 to smoke when inserted. Not sure if it was user error or a faulty charger, either way I am returning it. I started reading a little more on the forum and discovered that AW is thought of as a more reliable and safer brand so I decided to replace the Ultrafires. Also a soon as funds become available I plan on getting a Pila ICB charger.
Couple of questions I have.
Is the Pila significantly better than the WF-139? Is it worth the extra funds considering that I am not the heavy of a user and only want the performance increases?
What is the best schedule to recharge the batteries? Should I allow them to fully discharge (they are all protected cells) or is it OK recharge every couple of days regardless of discharge state?
This is my first post but I have been doing a lot of reading of the older posts. I have recently purchased several flashlights mostly geared toward EDC. I typically use my flashlight 5 -10 minutes a day around the house at night. I have finally settled on my two favorites and plan on selling the others. I have decided to keep the Nitecore D10 SP R2 and a Ra Clicky (custom 170 lumen). I was reading several reviews on the site regarding the Nitecore and decided that I need to try some 14500's due to the increased performance. I ended up ordering a pair of UltraFires 14500 Protected Cells along with an Ultra Fire WF139 Charger. I also ordered some 16340's UltraFire for the Ra that came with a DSD charger. I don't like this charger at all. It caused one of the 16340 to smoke when inserted. Not sure if it was user error or a faulty charger, either way I am returning it. I started reading a little more on the forum and discovered that AW is thought of as a more reliable and safer brand so I decided to replace the Ultrafires. Also a soon as funds become available I plan on getting a Pila ICB charger.
Couple of questions I have.
Is the Pila significantly better than the WF-139? Is it worth the extra funds considering that I am not the heavy of a user and only want the performance increases?
What is the best schedule to recharge the batteries? Should I allow them to fully discharge (they are all protected cells) or is it OK recharge every couple of days regardless of discharge state?
