FYI Lights & H*lfords

I went to Decalthon yesterday, I got 2 LED lights for a fiver and this included illuminous strips,
they normally retail for about £5.80 each. These are ideal for the winter nights (Yes I have other
lights - I will have 4 lights on the back of me). I cycle to work, it takes all of about 7 mins, and
it contains a cycle lane most of the way, but the car drivers seem to take great pleasure in
blocking the lane off ( I was thinking of getting one of those Scream movies Halloween mask - you
know blood running down the face, and tapping on the window of the motorist and scaring the living
daylights out of them- LOL). Anyway another tip is to buy batteries from PoundShop or PoundLand.
Guess what the price is? Yes they are a pound. I can get 8 AA batteries (Sony) for a quid.

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For anyone able to overcome their predjudices and those who have none H*lfords are giving A 20%
discount on lights at my local branch making

them

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very good VFM. I'd assume this is nationwide.

Pete

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daylights out of them- LOL). Anyway another tip is to buy batteries from PoundShop or PoundLand.
Guess what the price is? Yes they are a pound. I

can

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get 8 AA batteries (Sony) for a quid.

Bear in mind not all are alkaline though; some are zinc-chloride ones which will not last as long,
and incandescent lamps, especially krypton/halogen lamps draw a fairly large amount of current.

Look for the *L* designator on cells to be sure of getting alkaline ones; thus LR(0)3 are AAA
alkalines and LR(0)6 are AA alkalines.

Alex

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Anyway another tip is to buy batteries from PoundShop or PoundLand. Guess what the price is? Yes
they are a pound. I can get 8 AA batteries (Sony) for a quid.

Bear in mind not all are alkaline though

I bet they are zinc-chloride - which are not worth buying for lights for normal use. Alkalines can
last up to six times longer but don't cost six quid for eight.

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; some are zinc-chloride ones which will not last as long, and incandescent lamps, especially
krypton/halogen lamps draw a fairly large amount of current.

And lights will get dim quickly (because of the way the voltage steadily drops compared to
alkalines' flatter discharge) as well as completely running out much sooner.

~PB

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Anyway another tip is to buy batteries from PoundShop or PoundLand. Guess what the price is?
Yes they are a pound. I can get 8 AA batteries (Sony) for a quid.

Bear in mind not all are alkaline though

I bet they are zinc-chloride - which are not worth buying for lights for normal use. Alkalines can
last up to six times longer but don't cost six quid for eight.

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; some are zinc-chloride ones which will not last as long, and incandescent lamps, especially
krypton/halogen lamps draw a fairly large amount of current.

And lights will get dim quickly (because of the way the voltage steadily drops compared to
alkalines' flatter discharge) as well as completely running out much sooner.

~PB

Try Argos, they have very good deals on bulk Alkaline batteries including AA.

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Try Argos, they have very good deals on bulk Alkaline batteries including

AA.

Don't mention Arghh <cough> gos. The Boss bought a load from their new store and it took forever as
everything went wrong.

Pete

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Mr R@t (2.3 zulu-alpha) comms room 2 said:

> Anyway another tip is to buy batteries from PoundShop or PoundLand. Guess what the price is?
> Yes they are a pound. I can get 8 AA batteries (Sony) for a quid.
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Bear in mind not all are alkaline though

I bet they are zinc-chloride - which are not worth buying for lights for normal use. Alkalines
can last up to six times longer but don't cost

six

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quid for eight.

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; some are zinc-chloride ones which will not last as long, and incandescent lamps, especially
krypton/halogen lamps draw a fairly large amount of current.

And lights will get dim quickly (because of the way the voltage steadily drops compared to
alkalines' flatter discharge) as well as completely running out much sooner.

~PB

Try Argos, they have very good deals on bulk Alkaline batteries including

AA.

Buy a set of Nickel Metal Hydride batteries, keep one set on charge, one
set in your lamps and swap them around every few days. Saves a fortune.

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Buy a set of Nickel Metal Hydride batteries, keep one set on charge, one set in your lamps and
swap them around every few days. Saves a fortune.

The charge doesn't last anything like as long (even the higher capacity ones), lights fade suddenly
when they run out, and charging adds hassle to the routine.

They suit some applications better than others. I think they're a reasonable option for bulb-lights
that take C and D cells, but not worth bothering with for AA and AAA LED lights.

~PB

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Try Argos, they have very good deals on bulk Alkaline batteries including AA.

Don't mention Arghh <cough> gos. The Boss bought a load from their new store and it took forever
as everything went wrong.

The queing up and waiting is a right pain but I've never had any problems with Argos.

Still, it's cheap and more convenient to buy from www.budgetbatteries.co.uk (even taking into
account VAT and postage).

~PB

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The queing up and waiting is a right pain but I've never had any problems with Argos.

Nor we generally. However it is a new store with green staff and and they had a few glitches.

Pete

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Nor we generally. However it is a new store with green staff and and they

Equal opps gone totally mad?

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Nor we generally. However it is a new store with green staff and and they

Equal opps gone totally mad?

They have the same rights regardless of their colour or planet of origin.

Pete

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Simon Mason said:

Buy a set of Nickel Metal Hydride batteries, keep one set on charge, one set in your lamps and
swap them around every few days. Saves a fortune.

The charge doesn't last anything like as long (even the higher capacity ones), lights fade
suddenly when they run out, and charging adds hassle to the routine.

They suit some applications better than others. I think they're a reasonable option for
bulb-lights that take C and D cells, but not worth bothering with for AA and AAA LED lights.

I've been using them for 18 months with no problems, especially not going flat on a run. I have 4
AAs in my Cateye EL300 and swap them over once week and they've never run down (2100 mA). Less
hassle than going to the shops for a set of new alkalines. I also use one AA in my minidisc/radio
and 4 in a digital camera and another 4 in a GPS receiver. Simon

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Nor we generally. However it is a new store with green staff and and

they

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Equal opps gone totally mad?

They have the same rights regardless of their colour or planet of origin.

there's nothing wrong with the staff; its just *outsourcing* the *order fulfilment process* to Mars
that causes problems. Stock will disappear down wormholes 🙂

Alex

Thanks, I will keep that in mind in future

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daylights out of them- LOL). Anyway another tip is to buy batteries

from

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PoundShop or PoundLand. Guess what the price is? Yes they are a pound. I

can

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get 8 AA batteries (Sony) for a quid.

Bear in mind not all are alkaline though; some are zinc-chloride ones

which

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will not last as long, and incandescent lamps, especially krypton/halogen lamps draw a fairly
large amount of current.

Look for the *L* designator on cells to be sure of getting alkaline ones; thus LR(0)3 are AAA
alkalines and LR(0)6 are AA alkalines.

Alex

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there's nothing wrong with the staff; its just *outsourcing* the *order fulfilment process* to
Mars that causes problems. Stock will disappear down wormholes 🙂

And I'm sure the tentacles must be causing some problems when it comes to handling smaller goods.

- Richard ;-)

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I've been using them for 18 months with no problems, especially not going flat on a run. I have 4
AAs in my Cateye EL300 and swap them over once week and they've never run down (2100 mA). Less
hassle than going to the shops for a set of new alkalines. I also use one AA in my minidisc/radio
and 4 in a digital camera and another 4 in a GPS receiver. Simon

Capacity has come on well over the years. Looking on Maplin though, I don't think I can build
a Lumicycle equivalent pack for significantly less, or even slightly less, than I paid
Lumicycle for it.

- Richard

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Capacity has come on well over the years. Looking on Maplin though, I don't think I can build
a Lumicycle equivalent pack for significantly less, or even slightly less, than I paid
Lumicycle for it.

- Richard

Yes you can, i made by battery pack up from 4.5 Aph Cells from budgetbatteries.co.uk.

each cell roughly £3 + VAT so if you want 13.2 V 4.5 Aph pack that's £33 quid + VAT

Smart charger costs £15 quid (variable voltage and Amp selector)

i believe lumicycle charge £80+ for an equivalent battery pack ? plus alot more for a
decent charger ?

could be wrong though .....

Yes, I totally agree, that's precisely what I'll be doing, but probably buying lumicycle lamp units
(without lamps) and getting the actual Dichroics from somewhere like trilight www.buylamps.co.uk
Mind you, the www.budgetbatteries.co.uk charger is NOT suitable for a 13.2V pack, only up to a 12V
pack. (Yes, I know its 14V output, but that's not enough "headroom" to fully charge the cells).

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Capacity has come on well over the years. Looking on Maplin though, I don't think I can build a
Lumicycle equivalent pack for significantly less, or even slightly less, than I paid Lumicycle
for it.

- Richard

Yes you can, i made by battery pack up from 4.5 Aph Cells from budgetbatteries.co.uk.

each cell roughly £3 + VAT so if you want 13.2 V 4.5 Aph pack that's £33 quid + VAT

Smart charger costs £15 quid (variable voltage and Amp selector)

i believe lumicycle charge £80+ for an equivalent battery pack ? plus alot more for a decent
charger ?

could be wrong though .....

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The queing up and waiting is a right pain but I've never had any problems with Argos.

Still, it's cheap and more convenient to buy from www.budgetbatteries.co.uk (even taking into
account VAT and postage).

~PB

20 AA at Argoose = 5.99 20 AA at Budget batteries inc vat and post = 11.03 (84 % more)