Vistalite Lightstick ?'s

Bill McAninch said:

I just got a Lightstick Code 20 off of E-Bay. It's two years old but never been used, everything
was still sealed up. Have things figured out I think but there were no directions. The big
questions I have regards the batteries. I have no idea how long to charge them, and secondly, I
don't know if the chargers are smart chargers or if I need to unplug them after a certain time.

Not sealed up that well if it had no directions, eh? :-) Have you checked out www.vistalite.com? Oh
nevermind, I just went there and it's pretty useless.

I have a Code 10 with NiCd stick and a Code 15 with NiMH stick.

Both came with "dumb" chargers that you have to unplug after a few hours. I assume the Code 20 is
the same, only more so :-).

I haven't used the NiMH setup yet. For the NiCd setup, I'd charge it up either over night or the
whole work day after 45 mins of use.

I assume the NiMH setup is similar to others and need less trickle charging than a NiCd after the
same run time. With my Nightrider NiMH battery pack, I'd charge it four or five hours after about 45
mins of use.

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Victor Kan said:

Not sealed up that well if it had no directions, eh? :-) Have you checked out www.vistalite.com?
Oh nevermind, I just went there and it's pretty useless.

I have a Code 10 with NiCd stick and a Code 15 with NiMH stick.

Both came with "dumb" chargers that you have to unplug after a few hours. I assume the Code 20 is
the same, only more so :-).

I haven't used the NiMH setup yet. For the NiCd setup, I'd charge it up either over night or the
whole work day after 45 mins of use.

I assume the NiMH setup is similar to others and need less trickle charging than a NiCd after the
same run time. With my Nightrider NiMH battery pack, I'd charge it four or five hours after about
45 mins of use.

The web site is useless in terms of any real information.

I have a Vistalite Code 25 with the NiMH cell. The charger is a dumb charger. As I recall, the
directions were rather vague but implied as Victor wrote that a fully discharged cell would take
about 8 hrs. I have been careful not to over discharge which can cause the cells to short out. I
have estimated the charge time needed based on my use. When I am charging I do monitor the cell temp
in an attempt to avoid over charging. The cell has never felt too warm. My intent is to replace the
stick battery with another type when that dies and probably also purchase a smart charger.

The headlight units have been problem free.

Don