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Will this battery:
Work with my original Bastid light?
Ta.
Yes, some of the deal extreme lights come that sort of battery
They are heavy, and on mine the LED display broke within days of receiving it, however, the battery does still work.
Yep I bought one for my bastid (from spokeshirts), after the original died, due to a damaged protection circuit.
Good answers, I thought it was the right one. Is it possible to wire two batteries together with a Y cable so that the output voltage is correct, but both batteries get used at the same time? Saves swapping batteries over when it's freezing etc and would be better for battery life I think as I wouldn't have to think about rotating my batteries.
Ta.
Batteries just don't tend to have a good life expectance IME (bike light/Laptops). So unless you need more than the 2.5/3hrs suggested battery life (I never have), I can't see the point myself.
May as well just use one till it dies, then just buy another...
I need more than the 1.5 hours I'm currently getting and the 2 hours that those batteries gave me from new. Neither give me contingency in case of mechanical etc, so a larger battery capacity is what I'm after. Will be doing rides that start after dark and are 3-4 hours fairly regularly over the winter anyway.
I read an interesting article on battery life somewhere recently, reckoned you could extend life dramatically (in terms of slowing their gradual decay) by not storing them fully charged, 50 to 80% recommended and keeping them in the fridge where they're not subjected to fluctuating temperatures.
I can only suggest you speak to [url= http://www.mtbbatteries.co.uk/ ]Smudge[/url] about a bigger capacity single battery, as I don't believe the two unit is a great idea IMO of course.
If nothing else as the weather get cold it effects battery life, so I'd still say use one, keep the other tucked up in your pack, and not get it out until necessary. Also if you talking about rides that long, & supposedly away from civilization that long, I'd definitely want a backup unit (P7 or XM-L) 'normal' torch for mechanical's and get out of trouble situations.
Battery life extention opinion seemingly is not an exact science (which is weird), going from so many differing idea, but IIRC Smudge said storing them in the fridge/freezer is not a good idea. Though yes, storing them at 50% capacity is a normal recommendation, but I've just been on the electron lights site and they suggest regularly charging/discharging to get the best out of your battery, even during period of extended "non-use".
BTW, we were out for at least 2.5 hrs last night and though I do occasionally switch my XML down a level when not 'blasting' along, it showed no signs of running out of power. Using my 'new' type battery.