Originally Posted by
ItsJustMe
Well, not quite.
http://www.batteryspace.com/nimhrech...tontop1pc.aspx
These are real D cells, $6.45 each, so $26 for a pack.
The charger is an issue though, especially if you already have a charger. These cells should probably be charged at about 5 amps or so, and if you do 4 at a time that's delivering 20 amps to the cells. That's a big, expensive charger. Most that you're likely to get for a reasonable price might charge at 0.75 to 1 amp per cell, which means it's an overnight charge at best, and that slow of a charge probably isn't ideal for the cells.
Yup, here's a suitable charger for $25; up to 10 hours to charge at 820 mA:
http://www.batteryspace.com/bc1huuni...batteries.aspx
I agree with you though; if you don't already have this stuff, I'd just go with the LiIon pack. If I were doing it again I'd go for a taillight option with LiIon, if I could find one for a reasonable price. The MagicShine would be good except it doesn't have the Dinotte flash patterns.
LOL, well - that IS an interesting reply. :-D
Do you have any idea if those batteries have the capacity they claim? I only ask because I *did* look for D's that had a decent capacity, but for example look here - all 2 "D" cell batteries, none under $20 (so $40 for four):
http://www.thomasdistributing.com/sh...rsllit8gi3gna7
Sounds like we agree for the most part on the lith-vs aa - even if the AA battery pack was designed to hold the batteries in tight, the lith-ion pack would still be much simpler to charge. There is one single thing I found the AA pack better at - it's smaller than even the smallest (2 cell ) lith-ion battery pack. When I bring along an extra light in case I end up after dark and a friend doesn't have a light (I always have my own good lights :-D), I can put the AA version of 200L in my under-seat back easily, the lith-ion version is bigger.
Anyways...maybe going a little off-topic, sorry. :-)