Originally Posted by comradehoser

Thanks y'all.

Holmes--yeah, I have a 20w bulb, but I looove the overvoltaged 35w--it is painfully bright to oncoming traffic.

with my current set up, I have about 40-50 mins runtime, more than enough enough for the commute home in the dark.

However, one of my batteries shifted in the rack a bit and looks like it had a bit of a short, so I think it might be dead, or causing an incomplete charge. My light's only been giving 30 mins lately, just barely enough to get home

Guess it's time to pony up for the NiMh pack, or go SLA.