Sway
Flashlight Enthusiast
Hi Gang,
I need a new battery pack for the 35/50 HID Blitz, it has grown a little short winded here lately. I'm not sure if one of the cells has gone bad or if all of them are just showing their age from the current draw at start-up and the 50W runs.
The current pack is made up of 12 4000mAh 4/3A cells, I'm not sure what the start up surge is (10A+?) but it draws 3.63 amps at 35W and 5.13 amps at 50W, this may have been a little much for these cells from the start looking back, I'm not sure.
I'm open for suggestions as what to use in the new pack, NiMH is still the most economical choice but what cells will handle the current draw, have around a 4000 mAh capacity and still be small enough to fit in a camera pouch. 12 C cells end up being a little larger than I want to use.
Li-Ion, looks like it would take several sets of series/parallel packs to handle the start up surge what ever that is and the 50W setting. Would I have to charge the packs separately or could they be charged as one?
Li-Poly, something I'm not thrilled about because of the cost, handling concerns still worry me and the same charging question arises.
Any suggestions or input would be greatly appreciated.
Later
Kelly
I need a new battery pack for the 35/50 HID Blitz, it has grown a little short winded here lately. I'm not sure if one of the cells has gone bad or if all of them are just showing their age from the current draw at start-up and the 50W runs.
The current pack is made up of 12 4000mAh 4/3A cells, I'm not sure what the start up surge is (10A+?) but it draws 3.63 amps at 35W and 5.13 amps at 50W, this may have been a little much for these cells from the start looking back, I'm not sure.
I'm open for suggestions as what to use in the new pack, NiMH is still the most economical choice but what cells will handle the current draw, have around a 4000 mAh capacity and still be small enough to fit in a camera pouch. 12 C cells end up being a little larger than I want to use.
Li-Ion, looks like it would take several sets of series/parallel packs to handle the start up surge what ever that is and the 50W setting. Would I have to charge the packs separately or could they be charged as one?
Li-Poly, something I'm not thrilled about because of the cost, handling concerns still worry me and the same charging question arises.
Any suggestions or input would be greatly appreciated.
Later
Kelly
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