Got hit with Tornados in my area last night about 11 PM.
We went to the basement for shelter...then the power went off. My wife and I each had a CMG Infinity (her's: Ultra, mine: Blue-Green) on a lanyard around our necks...very handy when the power dies!
Later, after the storm passed, we went outside to see what had happened. The Infinities weren't bright enough so I loaded up my PT Surge and my UK 4AA AS2!
Neither one would work!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
How come? 'Cause I put in NiMH AAs that I had previously run in a PT Tec40! The Tec40 had deformed the batteries so much that they simply wouldn't make reliable contact in the Surge OR the UK! Although, the batteries have been working fine in my digital cameras for months.
So...I put in some from my stash of emergency alkaline AAs (always check for the sales at Walgreens, etc.). Those worked fine and both lights put out bright beams of light while we examined the damage (about 3 really large trees down...18" diameter trunks).
So...moral of the story:
1. Have Infinities around for power outages!
2. Surge and UK 4AAs are great, bright lights!
3. If you like NiMH AAs...be careful of using PT Tec40s!
4. Research on CPF pays off in the end!!!
We went to the basement for shelter...then the power went off. My wife and I each had a CMG Infinity (her's: Ultra, mine: Blue-Green) on a lanyard around our necks...very handy when the power dies!
Later, after the storm passed, we went outside to see what had happened. The Infinities weren't bright enough so I loaded up my PT Surge and my UK 4AA AS2!
Neither one would work!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif
How come? 'Cause I put in NiMH AAs that I had previously run in a PT Tec40! The Tec40 had deformed the batteries so much that they simply wouldn't make reliable contact in the Surge OR the UK! Although, the batteries have been working fine in my digital cameras for months.
So...I put in some from my stash of emergency alkaline AAs (always check for the sales at Walgreens, etc.). Those worked fine and both lights put out bright beams of light while we examined the damage (about 3 really large trees down...18" diameter trunks).
So...moral of the story:
1. Have Infinities around for power outages!
2. Surge and UK 4AAs are great, bright lights!
3. If you like NiMH AAs...be careful of using PT Tec40s!
4. Research on CPF pays off in the end!!!