Cateye RC220 / 230 Modding

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Doki <[email hidden]> typed:

Quoted message said:

Anyone pulled a cateye lamp to bits, and fitted a load of tagged NIMH
cells in place of the original SLA battery? Anyone got any pointers
to where I can get tagged NIMH cells cheap (I used to have an url,
but now I've lost the git)?

www.strikalite.co.uk

HTH

Tim
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Tim Dunne said:

In news:[email hidden],
Doki <[email hidden]> typed:

Quoted message said:

Anyone pulled a cateye lamp to bits, and fitted a load of tagged NIMH
cells in place of the original SLA battery? Anyone got any pointers
to where I can get tagged NIMH cells cheap (I used to have an url,
but now I've lost the git)?

www.strikalite.co.uk

5 D-cells, 13Ah. Now all I need to do is ring my mate who runs a firm
selling lightbulbs 😄.

Doki [email hidden] opined the following...

Quoted message said:

Anyone pulled a cateye lamp to bits, and fitted a load of tagged NIMH cells
in place of the original SLA battery? Anyone got any pointers to where I can
get tagged NIMH cells cheap (I used to have an url, but now I've lost the
git)?

I bought mine from CPC.

http://custom1.farnell.com/cpc/product.asp?catalog%
5Fname=CPC+Catalogue&category%5Fname=Electrical%2C+Security+and+Test+%
2D+Batteries+%2D+Rechargeable+%2D+Ni%2DMH+Batteries&product%5Fid=258255

I used six 18650s to give a 7.2v supply to overvolt the 6v lamp I was[1]
using. Saving of 500g (From 1kg) and a longer brighter burn.

Jon

[1] "Was" because the dodgy bent copper mount that held it on to the
recumbent gave way last week on the way to work. The only noise more
sickening than the crack as it hit the road, was the crunch as the car
behind ran over it. Oh well. That brought forward the LED project I
guess!