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01 Jul, 2018
Perfect so far
Wicked light so far. Claims to be microwave not infra red and it doesnt keep going off when a bush moves.
Very good spread of light. I wouldnt want the cold white one im sure it will hurt your eyes far more than this does already.
The sensor comes detached and the join isnt the strongest feeling thing. Sometimes while moving it too much the light dies and goes funny. So be careful with that bit while on. Id recommend moving position while off or you may kill it as ive seen in other reviews.
Runs off old ebike lipos and all sorts. Even got one for camping as a flood light. Barely uses and battery while off.
31 Jan, 2020
Not soft more like 105a
I think these make a good sandwich for a real soft pad but they feel like plastic. I have a D street riser pad which feels like actual rubber and put one of these pagodas either side to help stop it deforming. I doubt the pagodas will absorb much on their own. Also they have two slots which means its possible for it to wiggle out of place unlike everyone else who offers 2 holes instead.
08 Dec, 2012
Great for pulling apart and powering high output led torches and the like
A good 18650 single li-ion battery can be around £10 on its own. These things have 8 in them for 6 quid. They come up all the time used but bought in error and go for peanuts.
The average capacity of these non genuine batteries is 1600-2000mah even after being sat in a cupboard for months (Genuine acer batteries often have green sony ones and hold around 2200mah). So they run at 700mah in a Cree T6 single cell torch for around three hours. I have retro fitted all my old lead acid devices with these and rc voltage alarms (£2.50 on ebay in hk) and get much longer run times.
There are dangers. These cells do not have a protection circuit once you remove it you have to monitor the voltage in use with the alarm. If you ignore the loud beeping I imagine the cell may not charge up again as they arnt supposed to go below 2.5v.
That being said Occasionally I did receive one as low as 2.5v or lower and used a Rc smart charger (imax b6, cellpro, overlander etc) to charge them in the ni-cad voltage range then swap back to lithium settings. Half the time they became usable again but not to be paired with perfect ones due to less capacity. Always monitor charging and never go out leaving them unattended. Some people charge them in lipo fire bags or ceramic pans but I havnt had one even get warm on me yet as I charge between 100-900mah depending on the particular cells history always marked in pen on the side.
You can get simple chargers for a few quid but I prefer to be in control of all the parameters.
So open a door ready to throw it out if something got shorted and then peel off any labels that will. Sometimes this exposes some of the cells casing. I bend the case using around half my strength until I hear the silicon bonding free up a bit and the battery will start to flex more as you twist it. Some have overhanging lips to gain purchase on and can use a strong thumb to begin the separation of the two pieces of shell.
Usually I end up with it clamped in between my legs at the same time and swearing but other times they just pop open. You can use some tools but try to pick plastic ones or you will damage the cells insulating plastic or short a battery. Worse case scenario is you dent or puncture a charged cell and it will flame. I havnt had this happen but keep it away from your face.
I use 4 cells (14.8v) in devices meant to be compatible with a cars cigarrette plug. 3 cells in any delicate items meant for closer to 12 nominal and 2 cells for 6v devices. Lanterns, laptop chargers, flood lights, torches, rc devices, external cctv are just some ideas.
Only play if you are confident you have some sort of idea what your doing. These cells are not usually found in the high street stores for a reason. Try to charge 4 cells with a 12v car charger and it will sit at 3.9v a cell for ages then in seconds once it is full one will go past 4.2v and turn into piece of classic youtube entertainment for geeks (if you record it catching fire or exploding). Never try to charge with anything other than a specific li-ion charger. The imax B6 is £11 so there is no excuse.