CR123A's to RCR123's ?

[rugerman74]

I just bought a led scope light for hunting from cabelas (532 lumens). My ? is it runs on 4 cr123a's single stack is there any safe way to go rechargable and keep good burn time? It has 3 CREE XLamp XR-E Warm White led's.It says burn time now about 2.5 hours. Thats all I know about the light. Any help would be great.

 

[rugerman74]

Is there anyone that can tell me if its safe to use rechargables in this light?

 

[rugerman74]

Need help PLEASE !!!!.......ANYONE?

 

[Mr Happy]

I'm sorry, but you pop up on this forum with a question that basically goes "I have guns and I like to shoot things dead. Please help me to do this better." You must forgive us if not everyone is entirely in sympathy with your aims. :ironic:

Maybe you could try a "shooting harmless wildlife forum" instead of a flashlight forum?

 

[JaguarDave-in-Oz]

Is there anyone that can tell me if its safe to use rechargables in this light?

I think you're asking a bit much when you don't say what brand and model the torch is.

I don't know if there's lower voltage RCR123's available somewhere but the AW ones I use are nominally 3.7V which actually charge up to nearly 4.2 volts so with four of them you'd be running a total of 4.8 extra volts over and above what you'd get with 4 x 3 volt Cr123A's. Whether your torch can handle 4.8 extra volts will depend on whether it was designed to cope with a higher voltage range or not. Not an easy thing for anyone to know if you don't say the brand and model.

 

[TooManyGizmos]

You need to look at the specs. of your scope light and check the limit on the input voltage.

There ARE 3 volt rechargeable Li-Ion batteries avail.
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[45/70]

I'm sorry, but you pop up on this forum with a question that basically goes "I have guns and I like to shoot things dead. Please help me to do this better." You must forgive us if not everyone is entirely in sympathy with your aims. :ironic:

Maybe you could try a "shooting harmless wildlife forum" instead of a flashlight forum?

Whoa Mr H! Seems like you're making waaay too many assumptions here!

Have you ever seen a horse that broke it's leg stepping into a groundhog/woodchuck hole? I have. If you had, you might very well have a different perspective. The horse usually has to be euthanized. I live on a horse farm. For the most part, the groundhogs survive, however........

Sorry, OT, but I had to speak up.

Dave

 

[rugerman74]

Mr H I dont only shoot them but I eat them also......do you eat beef,pork or chicken if you do you force someone else to KILL THEM FOR YOU !!! Have a nice day sir I am going hunting. P.S. congrats you will NEVER see me here again!

 

[Bullzeyebill]

Mr H I dont only shoot them but I eat them also......do you eat beef,pork or chicken if you do you force someone else to KILL THEM FOR YOU !!! Have a nice day sir I am going hunting. P.S. congrats you will NEVER see me here again!

Whoa there. We do not wish you to leave because one CPF'er upset you. CPF is made up of thousands of individuals with varying opinions. I sort of knew what you were talking about in your first post, and there are many creatures that can be hunted legally at night. Give CPF a chance, and we will help you out with your questions. I have around for about 7 years and have never let one person's post upset me to any large degree. This is one of the finest forums out there, so please stick around.

Bill

 

[generallobster]

seems like you could use three rcr123's and one dummy cell.

 

[Mr Happy]

Whoa Mr H! Seems like you're making waaay too many asssumptions here!

Have you've ever seen a horse that broke it's leg stepping into a groundhog/woodchuck hole? I have. If you had, you might very well have a different perspective. The horse usually has to be euthanized. I live on a horse farm. For the most part, the groundhogs survive, however.......

I'm presuming you don't need a powerful scope light for that task, however?

 

[jblackwood]

Whoa there. We do not wish you to leave because one CPF'er upset you. CPF is made up of thousands of individuals with varying opinions. I sort of knew what you were talking about in your first post, and there are many creatures that can be hunted legally at night. Give CPF a chance, and we will help you out with your questions. I have around for about 7 years and have never let one person's post upset me to any large degree. This is one of the finest forums out there, so please stick around.

Bill

+1 Bill! It's a shame you got such a reception, but really, we're not all bad! You posted in the correct forum and that's definitely a plus for you so I, personally, would hate to see you go and I don't even personally hunt (but I love meat so I'm thankful to those that hunt for me!).

I'm not sure about your personal light, but I know that some other lights that are comparable in power to your light (+500 lumens) have cautions against using CR123's in them, specifically the Dereelight DBS with an MC-E pill. The manufacturer recommends using higher voltage RCR123's so the light will stay in regulation longer and run at full capacity. I don't think you're damaging the light by using primaries, though I may be wrong. I've never used mine on anything but either two 18650's or two RCR123's, both from AW (black shrinkwrap with the silver label).

Good luck and don't let rule-breakers get you down. I wouldn't be surprised if a mod suspended that guy, he deserves it.

 

[Ragiska]

I'm presuming you don't need a powerful scope light for that task, however?

you do if you are hunting nocturnal prey...

 

[Mr Happy]

you do if you are hunting nocturnal prey...

A lame horse on a horse farm is not nocturnal prey

 

[Ragiska]

A lame horse on a horse farm is not nocturnal prey

i believe you need to reread 45/70's post for further comprehension. his post was directed at pest control of the animals creating the hazards (groundhogs/woodchucks) which lead to a horse breaking a leg.

 

[Mr Happy]

i believe you need to reread 45/70's post for further comprehension. his post was directed at pest control of the animals creating the hazards (groundhogs/woodchucks) which lead to a horse breaking a leg.

This has to go to the Café or Underground if it goes anywhere. I have no more to say on the matter.

 

[Bullzeyebill]

A lame horse on a horse farm is not nocturnal prey

Rugerman74 was not talking about shooting a lame horse, he was talking about shooting ground hogs/woodchucks that make holes that horses step into, injuring them.

Bill

 

[45/70]

I'm presuming you don't need a powerful scope light for that task, however?

No, I don't. I use a target peep sight, in the daytime. The point being however, that the proper equipment is key to obtaining a humane kill. To quote from your post, "......I like to shoot things dead......", this is the objective when hunting anything, not to hurt, maim, terrorize, or otherwise subject the animal to an agonizing death. A clean, quick kill, is the objective of any real hunter. The proper equipment helps to achieve this goal, and that is how I interpret, why rugerman74 started this thread, ie. how he might possibly utilize his light with RCR123 cells.

This has to go to the Café or Underground if it goes anywhere. I have no more to say on the matter.

I agree. I think your comments offended rugerman74, and myself, to some extent. That's why I responded. I think you have to admit, Mr H, that your original post was a bit off topic. Don't loose any sleep over it. I still, and am sure, will in the future, regard you as one of the important contributors to this Forum.

Rugerman74 was not talking about shooting a lame horse, he was talking about shooting ground hogs/woodchucks that make holes that horses step into, injuring them.

Uh, Bill, that was me, not rugerman74. And, yes, Ragiska

.....his post was directed at pest control of the animals creating the hazards (groundhogs/woodchucks) which lead to a horse breaking a leg.

is correct.

I'm done with this matter.

As for running 4 RCR123's in rugerman74's light, I have no experience with four cell CR123A lights, and substituting RCR's in their place. I have run 3 Volt, diode corrected LiCo Li-Ion cells, in a 3 CR123A light, with no problem. It may have worked with regular 3.7 Volt cells, but I used the lower voltage version, just in case they might overload the buck circuit.

Dave

 

[SilverFox]

I think this thread has pretty much run its course...

Closed.

Tom