Rechargeable Battery Torch

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az native Power-User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: kibbutz nir-david, a beautiful rural village in Israel Posts: 307	Rechargeable Battery Torch 10/28/2009 11:46 AM
	Dear all I have for several years a rechargeable hyundai battery torch, last week I couldn't recharge it any more.when I plugged the recharger to the torch, I could only lit it,without any recharging. I thought that I have to replace the battery,but the electrician whom I asked about it,told me that the problem lies in the electronic components, and not in the battery! Do you think that there is to do something about it?
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mjb1962853 Guru Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NY Posts: 1207 Good Answers: 119	#1 Re: Rechargeable Battery Torch 10/28/2009 6:21 PM
	The electronics for rechargeable flashlights are usually in the charger. Flashlight itself is typically just battery+switch+bulb. Rechargeable batteries do have a LIMITED life. Sometimes you can revive old batteries with special charging methods, but the batteries are still near/at the end of their useful life. Your best options are to replace battery or just buy a new flashlight.
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maveric_manic Guru Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Los Angeles, California USA Posts: 553 Good Answers: 1	#2 Re: Rechargeable Battery Torch 10/28/2009 6:31 PM
	Key word "Electrician" not "Electronic Engineer". What do they know about battery technology. If it is Ni Cads replace them with same a/hr. This is normal they can last depending on memory effect 6-12 months. They like to leak also. __________________ Regards, Maveric Manic - 'Knowledge is Power and Wisdom is knowing how to use it'
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LG_Dave Power-User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: La Grande, Oregon U.S.A. Posts: 468 Good Answers: 23	#3 Re: Rechargeable Battery Torch 10/29/2009 1:24 AM
	az, If the torch would light when plugged into the recharger, that pretty well eliminates any fault in the components. Before you cough up for an expensive battery pack - see if it contains standard cells. A lot of the electric drill battery packs just contain some "C" cells. These are quite inexpensive compared to a battery pack. dave __________________ Don't hit at all if it is honorably possible to avoid hitting; but never hit soft! - Theodore Roosevelt
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Lemmy70 Power-User Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Coast United Kingdom Posts: 124 Good Answers: 1	#5 In reply to #3 Re: Rechargeable Battery Torch 10/29/2009 7:00 AM
	This is good advice form Dave, I had a Yaesu 2m/70cm Handheld that needed a new battery pack at a cost of £42.00, so I took apart the dead one and replaced the 6 AAA NiCd's for less than a tenner, plus they had a higher capacity than the originals so lasted longer. Although it wasn't designed to be dismantled, with careful precision, dexterity and a spot of glue to finish off you couldn't tell that it had been repaired and I had a better spec battery pack than if I'd coughed up more than 4 times the cost for a replacement.
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Haajee Guru Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 1758 Good Answers: 6	#4 Re: Rechargeable Battery Torch 10/29/2009 5:40 AM
	Type of batteries & ratings ???
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dkwarner Guru Join Date: May 2006 Location: Placerville, CA (38° 45N, 120° 47'W) Posts: 6215 Good Answers: 248	#6 Re: Rechargeable Battery Torch 10/29/2009 11:13 AM
	If you have had it for several years, there is a good chance it is an incandescent lamp type. By now the LED type torches have gotten so good and so cheap that it is probably better to just buy an entirely new one. Last Christmas I bought a pair from Costco. They have a super capacitor which is charged by a solar cell, and also have a couple of button cells for when the capacitor is used up. When I tried them, I liked them so much I went back and bought a bunch more for Christmas gifts. After nearly a year of regular use, I've never needed the batteries. The only negative I've heard is from one friend who left one in the hot sun on the dashboard: it how has an angled front end, and is probably no longer waterproof, but it still works! I keep one in the door pocket of my car, and have had no problem. you can see them at http://www.hybridlight.com/. I did NOT check to see if they have any distributors in Israel... __________________ Teaching is a great experience, but there is no better teacher than experience.
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