Been there right from the beginning.
Chris
Rechargeable torch
Oct 06, 2005
24 Replies
No. Alkalines are cheap and store better. Stock up on twin AA Maglites, triple D maglites, the 4 quid Osram fluorescent flat torches from Lidl. Then fill the lot with Ikea's cheap alkalines.
Rechargeables are for regular daily use and overnight charging. They're a damned pain if you're using it intermittently.
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Yeah. Right. The bazillion candlepower one I bought from the shed whose sealed gel-cell failed after a couple of weeks, a replacement battery was enough to buy about another dozen torches.
In the UK, as I said I've never knowingly seen a *clockwork* rather than direct drive dynamo torch in the UK.
` Very few torches use gel cells! Why not replace it with a smaller Nicad collection?
Regards Capitol
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