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    Q: AAA NiMH battery recommendation for cordless phone

    Sounds like you have sorted this out but also sounds like what you were seeing is likely cycle life (number of times the cell can be charged) versus capacity. In general higher capacity cells have lower cycle life – which (on top of cost) is why a lot of phones come stock with relatively low...
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    Solar Charger and Eneloops

    As others have suggested it is probably best to find examples that closely match your expected use and follow what others have done. That said here is an analogy that might help explain the various choices a little better. Lets say that instead of power you want to collect rainwater...
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    Solar Charger and Eneloops

    Re: Solar charging system for camping? Here are a couple extra thoughts. 1st are you going to have a home base or be on the move? Most solar solutions will be worthless if you will be hiking or frequently moving through wooded areas. Much better if you can leave something setup for an...
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    Titanium Fire Piston Reviews and Information

    First I’d like to thank Exodus for initiating the passaround and sticking with it as long as he did despite a few holdups. First Light: Sometime after the passaround started but before I received the piston I realized that this was effectively a diesel cylinder. (I later saw it mentioned in...
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    Solar powered battery charger

    These chargers do work but have limits. A good reference is solar patio lights. I just bought some that use single 600mah AA nicads and have 2” square panels. The system is sized so that the cell should be fully charged in one - very sunny - day. The DX charger you referenced has a panel...
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    Solar powered battery charger

    Unless you’re planning to be out for more than a week, a handful of fauxtons may be a better solution for a bug out kit. Good shelf life and probably a couple weeks worth of useful light in the 10 pack deal – low cost, light weight, small space, and redundancy. They are plenty bright enough...
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    Any Charger you trust to leave "loaded"?

    The AccuManager 20 has a reasonable trickle mode and can be used that way in theory. I’m not sure I’d leave any cells in place indefinitely but I have left some in this charger for up to a week with no known ill effects. Alternatively, moving to LSD (Low Self Discharge) batteries like...
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    Effects of EMP on LED Lights?

    Re: Will LED flashlights survive the EMP from a nuclear explosion? The antenna theory makes sense. My house has gone through quite a few near lightning misses – comes with living near the top of a hill. On two separate misses I had network ports damaged. A couple on a router and one on a...
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    Windows people - need help!

    Does the bios support a "boot from USB" option? If so you might be able to run a "live disk" CD version of Linux like Knoppix - using the USB CD drive. That way the system never even sees Windows and would probably even find your network adapter directly. If that's not an option, most laptops...
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    35 watt HID at Sams Club!

    I use the plastic switch cover that came with the packaging. My light came with a small clear molded plastic piece of packaging that covered the switch and fits perfectly between the body and the top of the handle. When slid all the way forward it is reasonably secure. It’s not real sturdy...
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    My toothbrush needs new cells.

    Here are the links to the newer Interplak models. Economy model: $17 w/free ship if you pad the order to $25 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000A3ULII/?tag=cpf0b6-20 Deluxe model $34 w/out free ship http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FBLBXO/?tag=cpf0b6-20 or this one for around $45 with some extra...
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    My toothbrush needs new cells.

    I’m facing the same decision. I’m on my 3rd Interplak in over 10 years and it’s on its way out. I am obviously fond of this brand and would like to keep it running for as long as I can. To answer a few of your questions, there are newer versions available but latest reviews are mixed and...
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    Review: DealExtreme DX X1, Runtime Chart Added...

    Re: Review: DealExtreme DX X1, INVITATION CODES 1 Available ViRen, what level was the light set at for the runtime test?
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    Avoiding 3AA & 3AAA Lights

    Electronic issues aside, I actually like the form factor of the 3 AAAs. I find most 3AAAs very comfortable to carry - more of a handgrip than the finger thumb grip of the single cell barrels. I don’t have experience with 3AAs but there are some 3AAAs worth considering. The beam quality of the...
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    AA battery and charger recomendation

    eneloops are a good choice. Most of the newer cameras can get two to four hundred shots on a full charge – assuming you take those pictures before the batteries self-discharge. So unless you’re planning a major photo shoot chances are the eneloops will actually give you more shots during...
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