Bewsher500 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 need to get some replacements what are the best ones and what to avoid? seems there are thousands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 need to get some replacements what are the best ones and what to avoid? seems there are thousands hello, which type CR 123a or 18650? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Firstly don't get ultrafire, or anything else with -fire in the title. If they are 18650's then Panasonic, Sanyo, Samsung, nitecore are all good. I have been using old laptop batteries which are all good makes and have been faultless, but you need a decent charger, not a cheapo balance charger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Firstly don't get ultrafire, or anything else with -fire in the title. If they are 18650's then Panasonic, Sanyo, Samsung, nitecore are all good. I have been using old laptop batteries which are all good makes and have been faultless, but you need a decent charger, not a cheapo balance charger. +1 Laptop batteries are plentiful if you know anyone that is scrapping on old or outdated one. And may cost nothing. I always charge mine while at home, never leave alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 its 18650 I am after i have a charger that came with a cheap torch so suspect it falls in the **** category! what makes a good charger? laptop batteries seem to be the things that fail before the laptops, does that not make them a liability if you use them as a source? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Usually it's only one battery that fails, all of the others are going to be fine. They will also usually have a much higher mAh than new ****fire type, no matter what they claim on the outside. A cheap balance charger is fine for protected cells (which have an overcharge protection circuit) but li-ions can become unstable and potentially explode, so I'd rather spend a bit more on an intelligent charge, like the nitecore D4, and charge unprotected cells too - plus they charge AA, AAA, D, C, 123, alkali etc, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 NiteCore are the best IMO and a lot of reviews by the techy people also seem to favour them !I also use there intelligent charger. But as said don’t leave batteries on charge unattended. ATB Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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