Gointothelight
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I'd really like an EDC light that can recharge without having to remove the battery... maybe something that can plug into the USB port of a laptop... anything like that out there or on the horizon?
Is there an EDC that charges in a USB?
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ACMarina
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Yeah, and you're looking at one of VERY FEW out there. Not that it should be that way, and there's tons of info out there that would explain this..
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Gointothelight said:
I think that part is important
Illum
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http://www.everythingusb.com/ion_flashlite.html
I had one of these things before, sold it for some reason :thinking:
single LED and charges whenever im running mobile firefox on school's IE computers...
not my light EDC, but part of my mobile gear
I had one of these things before, sold it for some reason :thinking:
single LED and charges whenever im running mobile firefox on school's IE computers...
not my light EDC, but part of my mobile gear
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dammitjim said:
$150?! you've gotta be kidding me
Gointothelight
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Illum_the_nation said:
I saw this on that site you sent me to... looks interesting. It's a Kensington Flylight 3.0. I'd like something with more power but it's a lot less than $150:
http://everythingusb.dealtime.com/xPF-FlyLight-3-0
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ScarabDrowner
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that ion flashlite doesn't say anything about recharging via usb though.
Illum
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well, when I had mine theres no way to remove the batteries and the only port in was the USB...It shined brilliantly for much of the time I had it
I found something else
http://www.4imprint.com/exec/detail/quickview/~SKU009496/~CA9496-S.htm
non memory stick version
I found something else
http://www.4imprint.com/exec/detail/quickview/~SKU009496/~CA9496-S.htm
non memory stick version
Gointothelight
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That actually looks promising... too bad no real specs... but for a few dollars, worth looking at. I'm going to take a look at that Kensington Flylight 3.0 too. I really would like something that's less than $150 BUT higher quality then what I'm looking at now. Maybe something in the price range and power of a Peak Baltic or Pacific.Illum_the_nation said:I found something else
http://www.4imprint.com/exec/detail/quickview/~SKU009496/~CA9496-S.htm
non memory stick version
Martini
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The next generation HDS/Novatac EDCs are supposed to be programmable via USB, but I haven't heard anything about charging. The EDCs can already differentiate between primaries and rechargeables, though, so who knows? It would be a terrific feature.
Gointothelight
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Where can I get info on these?Martini said:
Minjin
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I have an EDC light that charges by USB: my SE 810i.
Puts out significantly more light than any 5mm Photon or Photon clone. Just not as convenient to use.
Puts out significantly more light than any 5mm Photon or Photon clone. Just not as convenient to use.
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Gointothelight said:
Most info and gossip about the new NovaTac model can be found in our little HDS/NovaTac Secret base.
http://www.candlepowerforums.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=63
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greenLED
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The Indium Puck recharges via USB.
Gointothelight
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Can't seem to find anything on this... is there a thread you can point me to?greenLED said:
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Anything that charges on 5v and pulls less than 0.5A can be charged on USB.
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You could also make a charger for charging up to 3 cell NiMH on USB rather easily.
Simply connect USB through to cells through a 10 ohm resistor. Even if the output was to be put under dead short, the current maxes out at 0.5A, the limit for USB. The only way to damage it is hooking up cells with excessive voltage or hooking it up backward.
With 3 completely empty NiMH cells in series, it would push about 230mA and drops to 60-100mA once they're full.
You could go higher w/ a lower value resistor, but 230mA is probably the safe limit for completely passive charging on AAAs
Simply connect USB through to cells through a 10 ohm resistor. Even if the output was to be put under dead short, the current maxes out at 0.5A, the limit for USB. The only way to damage it is hooking up cells with excessive voltage or hooking it up backward.
With 3 completely empty NiMH cells in series, it would push about 230mA and drops to 60-100mA once they're full.
You could go higher w/ a lower value resistor, but 230mA is probably the safe limit for completely passive charging on AAAs
Gointothelight
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Handlobraesing said:
Yikes... that may be a bit beyond me. Besides, what I'm really after is a light that can be recharged without removing the battery... would be great if it was waterproof too but now I may be asking too much.
ScarabDrowner
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Illum_the_nation said:I found something else
http://www.4imprint.com/exec/detail/quickview/~SKU009496/~CA9496-S.htm
non memory stick version
only 6.35 each for at least 25? That's still $160.
edit: here it is: shortened link
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