02-02-2020, 01:41 AM
Another reason over alkalines is that rechargeables almost never leak and ruin stuff. In an emergency backup light, you DON'T want a failure like that.
I bought three, what I thought were well made aluminum 2AA LED flashlights, that were/are great for traveling. 2 of the 3 have been cannibalized by leaking alkalines. The lone remaining soldier has been on Eneloops, and I hope will last for the duration. I haven't seen similarly well made, well priced flashlights in quite awhile. They were like 3 for $25 in the early days of LED, super heavy duty, waterproof, etc.. Frustrating as heck when good stuff fails, especially from leaky batteries.
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I bought three, what I thought were well made aluminum 2AA LED flashlights, that were/are great for traveling. 2 of the 3 have been cannibalized by leaking alkalines. The lone remaining soldier has been on Eneloops, and I hope will last for the duration. I haven't seen similarly well made, well priced flashlights in quite awhile. They were like 3 for $25 in the early days of LED, super heavy duty, waterproof, etc.. Frustrating as heck when good stuff fails, especially from leaky batteries.
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