march.brown
Flashlight Enthusiast
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I already have several torches using different cell types and would like to know which can safely be left in the glove-compartment of the car for many months (many, many) and will still work perfectly adequately when needed ... There will be extremes of temperatures from minus ten centigrade to whatever a summer day can give ... i.e. Hot.
I would prefer to use one of my existing torches of 150 to 200 lumens.
Do I use Alkaline ? ... If so which makes are less likely to leak ? ... I have torches that use AA and AAA ... Would you wrap cling-film or tape round the cells body to minimise any leakage (leaving the top and bottom contact area unwrapped) ?
Do I use Hybrios or Eneloops in AA or AAA ... I don't know if they eventually leak as per the Alkaline ones ... Though they do hold their capacity OK.
Do I use 18650 protected ? ... Do they hold their charge for a long time ? ... Do they ever leak ?
Do I just keep a plug-in torch permanently in the cigar lighter ? ... If so, how will their batteries cope with being on charge every time the car is used ? ... They also don't seem to have a very high mAh capacity or a very powerful beam, hence the preference to use one of my own torches.
I have excluded ordinary NiMh as they lose capacity quite quickly and wouldn't last up to possibly a year or more.
I just want to keep a torch in the car for emergencies, so AAs (1 or 3 cells) , AAAs (3 cell) or 18650 (1 cell) are preferred, as these are the torches that I already have ... I don't really want to buy any different types of cells / chargers ... CR123 prime cells are not readily available round here (South Wales, UK), so would have to bought on the internet ... Are the prime 123s prone to leaking ?
How can it be so difficult to choose a torch to use in the car ?
Any (non-rude) suggestions please ?
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I already have several torches using different cell types and would like to know which can safely be left in the glove-compartment of the car for many months (many, many) and will still work perfectly adequately when needed ... There will be extremes of temperatures from minus ten centigrade to whatever a summer day can give ... i.e. Hot.
I would prefer to use one of my existing torches of 150 to 200 lumens.
Do I use Alkaline ? ... If so which makes are less likely to leak ? ... I have torches that use AA and AAA ... Would you wrap cling-film or tape round the cells body to minimise any leakage (leaving the top and bottom contact area unwrapped) ?
Do I use Hybrios or Eneloops in AA or AAA ... I don't know if they eventually leak as per the Alkaline ones ... Though they do hold their capacity OK.
Do I use 18650 protected ? ... Do they hold their charge for a long time ? ... Do they ever leak ?
Do I just keep a plug-in torch permanently in the cigar lighter ? ... If so, how will their batteries cope with being on charge every time the car is used ? ... They also don't seem to have a very high mAh capacity or a very powerful beam, hence the preference to use one of my own torches.
I have excluded ordinary NiMh as they lose capacity quite quickly and wouldn't last up to possibly a year or more.
I just want to keep a torch in the car for emergencies, so AAs (1 or 3 cells) , AAAs (3 cell) or 18650 (1 cell) are preferred, as these are the torches that I already have ... I don't really want to buy any different types of cells / chargers ... CR123 prime cells are not readily available round here (South Wales, UK), so would have to bought on the internet ... Are the prime 123s prone to leaking ?
How can it be so difficult to choose a torch to use in the car ?
Any (non-rude) suggestions please ?
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