new batteries

[BGEE]

Can anyone advise where to get 18560 lithium batteries for a head lamp other than MAPLINS. who charge 15 quid EACH.my lamp was only £13 inc batts. I,M not looking for the cheapest but theres bound to be somewhere cheaper than maplins Any advice welcome Bob ps they are just for spares.

 

[david.northeast]

I got mine off eBay 4500mh £7 for 2

 

[ships cat]

cell pack solutions south sheilds will hav them dont no how much

 

[wavy davy]

eBay got my spares from there.

 

[Nooo Fish]

If they are for a Cree torch you can take the cells out of a old laptop battery.

 

[BGEE]

If they are for a Cree torch you can take the cells out of a old laptop battery.

It is a Cree torch .Thanks for the info

 

[bandit]

Don't know if this helps

UK STOCK Rechargeable 4 X 18650 Battery Pack for Headlamp Flashlight Bikelamp | eBay

 

[steven watt]

ive just opened 2 old laptop batterys 6 green batterys in each, works perfect in my 2000 L cree

 

[BGEE]

ive just opened 2 old laptop batterys 6 green batterys in each, works perfect in my 2000 L cree

I,ll have to find a source for old lap tops

 

[Neli Gingerson]

get em from fasttech if you dont mind a 1 -2 weeks wait

 

[safc]

I got mine off eBay 4500mh £7 for 2

link pkease

are they any good?

 

[topbanana]

I got some Samsung ones out my old laptop and I also got some ultrafire 4000mah x 4 for 7 quid off ebay.

 

[BGEE]

I got some Samsung ones out my old laptop and I also got some ultrafire 4000mah x 4 for 7 quid off ebay.

The torch came supplied with 2 ultrafire 3800mah ,but I,ve been advised to steer clear of any with the word fire in the nameBob

 

[onefortheroad]

the torch came supplied with 2 ultrafire 3800mah ,but i,ve been advised to steer clear of any with the word fire in the namebob

most are redressed laptop cells , comming out of hong kong and the mah claims are unfounded. If you wanT quality in this area you have to spend , look at torchy ,panasonic,sanyo,SAMSUNG for a decent cell .

 

[topbanana]

I've not used them yet tbh because the Samsung ones which I have 4 of last forever on a charge. They sell for between 10 and 16 quid each !

 

[Boro5707]

I have a Cree and came with 2x 3000mh 3.7v batteries. I have 6 x 4000mh Panasonic batteries. Am I fine using these in my Cree?

 

[topbanana]

I have a Cree and came with 2x 3000mh 3.7v batteries. I have 6 x 4000mh Panasonic batteries. Am I fine using these in my Cree?

as long as they're 18650 li-ons they'll be fine mate the mah stands for how long they hold a charge for.

 

[Boro5707]

Cheers mate, yes they are

 

[fishingmark]

The batteries are usually fine, it is the charging circuit in the headlamp that either fails to charge the batteries or burns out altogether. A separate battery charger will charge and condition the batteries properly. I have been charging mine like this for over two years after the internal charger packed up and burned out the psu (plug in power supply unit) and the batteries and headlamp have been fine.

 

[PETER]

Me brother has converted his 1600lm one to run on a 6v square battery he did this a couple of months ago been working fine and a brighter beam im thinking of doing mine as im sick of charging battreys