05-10-2012, 10:55 AM
(05-10-2012, 03:19 AM)Joe_W Wrote: I avoid battery lights on a commuter, twice within a fortnight both my main light and my replacement died on me (probably temperature related?)
Are you using rechargeables?
NiMH batteries self discharge quite rapidly and I found that mine were going flat quickly even if unused. This happens faster in the summer as they hold their charge better in the cold, in fact you can keep charged NiMH in the refrigerator to make them last longer.
I now have a few sets of Sanyo Eneloop: http://www.eneloop.info/ for infrequently used things like torches, cameras etc. They are a bit more expensive than the generic ones, but they do work as advertised and hold their charge.
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