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That's why if you read back, I only use one main and one backup.

The others have just been collected over the years and are not costly enough to be worth selling so might as well keep them. Cost effective as in <£20 = Not worth selling, better off keeping, around the house etc.
 
Not to mention that it's always a good idea to have lots of spares in the event of a powercut or something like that, people always "borrow" them at times like that. ;)
 
Conanius said:
Just been reading through this with people suggesting these torches for bike use.

I've found my real problem is I cycle in all weathers, even when the road feels more like a river than tarmac !

A result of this is the lights dont cope well fighting off water ingress. Are any of these torches properly 100% waterproof and can cope with getting drenched ?
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I have a Fenix PD32 that is meant to be 100% waterproof, well to IPX-8 Standard, I haven't confirmed this yet you understand :p
 
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shoot1st said:
I have a Fenix PD32 that is meant to be 100% waterproof, well to IPX-8 Standard, I haven't confirmed this yet you inderstand :p
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About 90% of the torches discussed in this thread should be totally rainproof. most of them should actually be immersion-proof for at least 10 minutes. :D

I left my Maelstrom G5 underwater for about 45 minutes at the bottom of a pool and it was fine :)
 
Aod said:
About 90% of the torches discussed in this thread should be totally rainproof. most of them should actually be immersion-proof for at least 10 minutes. :D

I left my Maelstrom G5 underwater for about 45 minutes at the bottom of a pool and it was fine :)
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I'd like to test mine but knowing my luck I'll get the only bugger that leaks :D

Mine has got pretty wet like, just short of being submerged I suppose and is still going strong. I read somewhere that using silicon greace on the little rubber O-rings helps to keep it watertight, stops the rings going hard or something. I got a tiny little pot of it for a few squid, iirc.
 
Hi guys, battery advice please.

I'm being told these protected ones won't work with the Shadow VG20:
3100mA http://www.intl-outdoor.com/2-pcs-panasonic-ncr18650a-3100mah-protected-battery-p-333.html
3400ma http://www.intl-outdoor.com/2-pcs-panasonic-ncr18650b-3400mah-protected-battery-p-605.html

and that I should be ordering these instead??
3100mA http://www.intl-outdoor.com/2-pcs-panasonic-ncr18650a-3100mah-liion-battery-p-213.html

Does this sound right, I thought the 18650 was a standard size?
 
yeah, the bare cells vary in length quite considerably, and then the protection circuits which vary in length a lot as well also add to that. That's why AW cells fit in more lights than the cheaper ones, the protection-circuits are higher-end and smaller :)
 
Genoma said:
Hi guys, battery advice please.

I'm being told these protected ones won't work with the Shadow VG20:
3100mA http://www.intl-outdoor.com/2-pcs-panasonic-ncr18650a-3100mah-protected-battery-p-333.html
3400ma http://www.intl-outdoor.com/2-pcs-panasonic-ncr18650b-3400mah-protected-battery-p-605.html

and that I should be ordering these instead??
3100mA http://www.intl-outdoor.com/2-pcs-panasonic-ncr18650a-3100mah-liion-battery-p-213.html

Does this sound right, I thought the 18650 was a standard size?
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Why not just order the unprotected version? That's what I did, £10 each on ebay.
 
the problem with unprotected cells is that over-discharging them is very easy if you don't know what you're doing - I try not to recommend unprotected cells to anyone who isn't at least comfortably familiar with the voltages and charge states associated with Li-Ion batteries.
 
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