PhillyRube
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There have been a few posts about the crappy NiCad stick these lights have, and the high rate of failures. So today I decided to experiment. We go through these batteries like candy, so I pulled a couple out of the recycle pile and cut the sleeves.
Inside there are 5 sub-C cells, 21mm x 40mm. They have a small plastic insulator between cells. Now, the SL20XP-LED has two sleeves in it. Cut the top sleeve off, and there are two metal straps connecting the base cell with the top cell. That connents to a cap with insulator, so the positive is in the center, and the negative is on the outside. Cut the straps, remove the inner sleeve, and the cells are the same.
My question, do you think a couple of NiMH, namely 5, could be stacked inside the SL20XP? The TENERGY-SUB-C-3800-OPT, measures 23mm x 43mm. These also come in varying capacity up to 5000 mah. The other cell is the TENERGY-45TH-SC-1-2-2000, which is a sub C, but measures height 32.5 mm, and diameter 22.25 mm. Using the mentioned cells, you would need to make a small spacer or maybe extend the spring, but you would need to make up almost 2".
Thoughts??
Inside there are 5 sub-C cells, 21mm x 40mm. They have a small plastic insulator between cells. Now, the SL20XP-LED has two sleeves in it. Cut the top sleeve off, and there are two metal straps connecting the base cell with the top cell. That connents to a cap with insulator, so the positive is in the center, and the negative is on the outside. Cut the straps, remove the inner sleeve, and the cells are the same.
My question, do you think a couple of NiMH, namely 5, could be stacked inside the SL20XP? The TENERGY-SUB-C-3800-OPT, measures 23mm x 43mm. These also come in varying capacity up to 5000 mah. The other cell is the TENERGY-45TH-SC-1-2-2000, which is a sub C, but measures height 32.5 mm, and diameter 22.25 mm. Using the mentioned cells, you would need to make a small spacer or maybe extend the spring, but you would need to make up almost 2".
Thoughts??