Flashlightmaster2021
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I try to make it a habit to keep my flash lights charged during the day that they way they are ready to rock and roll when needed.
Anybody else do the same
Anybody else do the same
thats good info that i never considered. alwasy learning. stay curious my friendsI try to keep them charged on a weekly/monthly basis. That way I don't overcharge the batteries.
awesome. not sure if you already have one but you should get a garmin inreach mini satetlite text messanger. it works any where in world and is really handy to haveI tend to go for long-runtime lights over brightness, so my stuff lasts a long time between charges. Even at that, I normally charge whatever I'm carrying with me when I'm at a hotel (someone else's power), and I travel a lot, so by default everything is charged regularly.
The only time I go out of my way to charge everything fully is before a hurricane or other expected outage.
I do recharge my USB battery packs before each flight, but that's a different story. 1x 26800mAh battery powers the iPad for Foreflight and also will power my backup PJ2+ COM radio in an emergency. 1x 26800mAh or 20000mAh battery powers my phone and whatever else people want to bring on board.
I don't understand what you mean by 'overcharge'. Proper chargers don't 'overcharge' cells / batteries.I try to keep them charged on a weekly/monthly basis. That way I don't overcharge the batteries.
A proper charger will charge them to the same end result regardless of their initial 'depth of discharge'. I am, however under the impression that regularly discharging them to a low state of charge (higher depth of discharge) before charging them compromises cell life significantly. I'm certainly no cell / batt expert, but do read what a lot of them have written. We may all be wrong;-)I only charge them when they die to make sure that I get the best charge on the battery.
I think he means charging them too often and always keeping them at 100% soc. Which is bad(somewhat) for the cells as well. The more you can keep it at 50% the better. Me personally I only charge when it's needed. If I check my cells and they're at 3.7v or below, I charge. If not, I leave it alone.I don't understand what you mean by 'overcharge'. Proper chargers don't 'overcharge' cells / batteries.
A proper charger will charge them to the same end result regardless of their initial 'depth of discharge'. I am, however under the impression that regularly discharging them to a low state of charge (higher depth of discharge) before charging them compromises cell life significantly. I'm certainly no cell / batt expert, but do read what a lot of them have written. We may all be wrong;-)
I've been meaning to get one and probably will when I start flying away from civilization. I've flown with other pilots who do carry them. All of my flying is generally along interstates or within cell range.awesome. not sure if you already have one but you should get a garmin inreach mini satetlite text messanger. it works any where in world and is really handy to have
Although it is not the best for the lifetime of the battery, I generally keep them fairly well topped off. I usually use a four cell charger. If I insert a cell, and the charger is blinking, the cell needed a charge. Sometimes it only takes a few minutes to top it off, sometimes an hour or more.I try to make it a habit to keep my flash lights charged during the day that they way they are ready to rock and roll when needed.
Anybody else do the same