Originally Posted by
Hangtownmatt
WOW! I'm surprised no one else has gone through this. I went to Batteries Plus today. Excellent service. They, free of charge, welded some solder onto the after market battery's positive post (button) to effectively lengthen the battery to ensure contact. However, it still wouldn't work. We put the original battery back in and it works. They were stumped. They ran a voltage check and the original was at 4+ volts and the replacement battery was at 3.6. They felt I should charge it overnight before giving up. I'll post the results tomorrow.
Really, nobody's replaced a battery in one of these? I'm reading reviews for new lights and this topic isn't even discussed! I think it is pretty important and it's like nobody even cares.
Matt
I took the battery with NiteRider back to Batteries Plus for a refund. A whole new crew working today. They could hardly believe it wouldn't work, but they couldn't argue with the results because they could see for themselves. They did a little research and felt they could acquire the same Panasonic battery that NiteRider uses. They refunded the cost of the failed battery and offered to order the battery free of charge, and if it worked I could buy it, and if not, I was under no obligation. I got to say I am very impressed with Batteries Plus. This is the way it is supposed to be!
I will post the results when the battery comes in. It may be 5 business days. I'm not very optimistic this will work out but it is worth a try. I think this NiteRider 600 is going to require their proprietary battery. If so, I might bite the bullet and spend the $40. But if something were to happen to this headlight today I'd run out and buy a Lezyne Power Drive. It does not require proprietary batteries.
Matt
I have done a little research myself