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radellaf replied to the thread True 1.5v AA and AAA batteries.I really got into them and, yeah, fivemega can use orange asterisks all over the place, but the RayOVac Renewals were... basically... -
radellaf replied to the thread True 1.5v AA and AAA batteries.It's in the pictures and a graph on the amazon product page, but everywhere else it's just "1.5V". I do love the vertical charging and...
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radellaf replied to the thread True 1.5v AA and AAA batteries.I've discovered my new favorite "1.5V Constant Voltage" AAs actually have a slowly decreasing voltage. I guess to make battery gauges...
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radellaf replied to the thread True 1.5v AA and AAA batteries.Measured at the pins, xenon minimag, fresh alkalines or Hixon 1.5V: 2.65-2.70V. So 10% overdrive, not 20%, and that's assuming it's a...
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radellaf replied to the thread What flashlight do you keep in your vehicle?.I've certainly considered that. $60... and i'm sure I'd need a new NiCd (NiMH? Li?) battery for it. I put the money toward a ML150LR...
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radellaf replied to the thread True 1.5v AA and AAA batteries.Interesting. I googled further and it's all like 5% life at 20% overvoltage. That lamp must be different. It does have a REALLY short...
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radellaf replied to the thread True 1.5v AA and AAA batteries.Gads, yes. The new one craps out at about 1.4V! Just use 3 cells if you need more than 2.2V. My old thermostat ran a decade without...
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radellaf replied to the thread True 1.5v AA and AAA batteries.I tried a lot of putting higher wattage bulbs in lights, but I've never been a fan of overdriving LEDs or lamps. An exception is turbo...
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radellaf replied to the thread True 1.5v AA and AAA batteries.Yegads, yes, they definitely would put out 1.5V quite happily at a mini mag's ~300mA, which does smush typical alkalines down to about a...
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radellaf replied to the thread What flashlight do you keep in your vehicle?.Pretty minimal, just a Thrunite Ti3 with an AAA Eneloop, and some backup alkalines that double for the tire pressure gauge, which takes...
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radellaf replied to the thread True 1.5v AA and AAA batteries.I guess they've improved. Good to know! The early EBLs I would never have run at 1A. I should do tests on the newer ones but...
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radellaf replied to the thread True 1.5v AA and AAA batteries.EBL and XTAR have newer versions that drop to a lower voltage (I have records but forget which) at the last 10% or so, for cases where a...
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radellaf replied to the thread Store brand batteries or Energizers? - LED Flashlight.Some recent informal alkaline testing on some off brands. 1 amp first discharge, two 200mA discharges, then a sum of those three. That...
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radellaf replied to the thread The Official Zebralight Thread ..Assertion, not analysis. I'd bet I'm in the majority, if you count the ZL users who _aren't_ on this forum ;) But, who knows. Anyway...
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radellaf replied to the thread a what point do you stop collecting ?.Most of the local mexican and burger/bar places have plates that were $10-12 now going for $13-16. I never order a soda or appetizer or...
