The pitfalls of long lasting "quality" batteries!

[Black Rose]

Good to know Neil thanks for the info I def will check them out.  I just purchased a new light today but it does take the cr123 batts.  I think though now I will look into the rechargeables.  When you say lsd are they the same as say energizer rechargeables?  thanks.

Watch the weekly Shoppers Drug Mart flyers.

About once a month they have a 2 day sale on Duracell Pre-Charged AA and AAA cells (white top cells that are actually relabelled Sanyo Eneloops).
They sell them for $6.99 - $8.99 for a 4-pack (price varies from sale to sale).

[Sean]

good price I'll keep my eye out for them.  shoppers is right across the road from me and I drop by there often.
 

[thebullfrog]

Eneloop FTW. I'm in the process of  replacing every battery I have with Eneloops. They work amazingly, last forever, can be recharged around 1000 times, and in the long run are MUCH cheaper if you go through a lot of batteries like me. Not to mention the "green" benefits. Unless I'm in some kind of a bind where I need to grab whatever is on hand, I don't see myself ever using anything else. Alkaline is a part of the past IMO and don't ever intend to look back.

[nuphoria]

Huge +1 for Eneloops and the like - I don't buy anything else now.

I also use lithium cells for a few of my lights which are great if you can be bothered to get in to them and their separate chargers. I have a couple of RCR123 lights and some 18650's too.... both a lot brighter than the NiMH ones.

I don't trust alkalines unless they are for immediate use and I have no rechargeables to hand.


As for the old trust D cell Maglites, they can be modded and converted to take other batteries including Li and then run really nice high powered dropins

[BlueDot]

Low self discharge NiMH batteries have changed everything.  Now you can have a torch that takes normal AA that can be easily obtained anywhere and day to day run them from cheaper more environmentally sound rechargeables without worrying how much life you have left if you don't change them for a few weeks.  Its all win win

All my torches run either AA or AAA LSD NiMH cells.

This is good information, but what do I do for D-cells?  My Maglight almost turned into a paperweight last spring when the batteries expanded.

[thebullfrog]

Eneloop makes a set up for that too. It's a D size adapter that fits a couple AA inside it. Though I think 4 D cells would equal 12 AA, but the option is there.

[BlueDot]

I saw these, but they would only have the capacity of an AA cell.
http://www.eneloop.info/products/accessories/adapter.html

Maybe shorter run time is worth it...

[NutSAK]

I saw these, but they would only have the capacity of an AA cell.
http://www.eneloop.info/products/accessories/adapter.html

Maybe shorter run time is worth it...

I wouldn't bother if your D-Cell MagLite is incandescent.  The runtime would be painfully short.  If it's LED though, no worries, the runtime on the Eneloops won't be too bad.

You can buy those adapters from other sources, BTW.  You don't have to use Eneloop brand.  I have this set, and it works well:

http://www.greenbatteries.com/battery-adapter.html

[BlueDot]

Thanks NutSAK. 
I got the LED from Niteyze (I think), and it works fine.  Maybe AA isn't so bad...