What to do with dead Surefire batteries


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Grayrock
June 20, 2006, 09:41 PM
I have a couple of boxes of depleted CR123 batteries laying around. They will no longer run my Surefire G2, but still have power in them. I can't bring myself to throw them away. Anyone have any suggestions of what to do with them?

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dasanii19
June 20, 2006, 10:00 PM
Good question, id like to hear a reply as well.. Maybe try asking it on http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/index.php? in the "General Flashlight Discussion" section

cslinger
June 20, 2006, 10:13 PM
Inova X5 or HDS EDC. Either will suck a battery bone dry.

black bear
June 21, 2006, 08:12 AM
The Inova T-5 takes two batteries, when you run a light with two batteries with different ammounts of juice left, you risk an explosion.

See this link:
http://candlepowerforums.com/vb/showthread.php?t=114455&page=1&pp=30

Use them only on one battery LED's lights.

regards
black bear

Grayrock
June 21, 2006, 09:22 AM
So what is a good 1 cell light?

LAK
June 21, 2006, 11:26 AM
Sell them on E bay :D

cslinger
June 21, 2006, 08:20 PM
Black bear is correct, I actually meant the X5 red, which is a single battery light AFAIK. The EDC suggestion still stands.

Grayrock
August 31, 2007, 12:00 AM
I saw an ad for Pelikan M-1 LED light. Would that be a good choice for sucking the last bit of energy out of old CR123 batteries?

mikeb3185
August 31, 2007, 12:07 AM
you should be able to find a recycle point. i believe they are considered hazardous waste

Grayrock
August 31, 2007, 12:11 AM
I know I can always toss them (in an approved waste handling manner), but the point is, there is still energy in these batteries that I want to utilize. They do not have enough juice to run my Surefire incandescent bulb, but I thought they would be able to power an LED bulb until they were completely dead.

Kingcreek
August 31, 2007, 01:03 PM
You can still get quite a bit of usable light out of them in a digital controlled LED. I switch the dead ones from my G2 or Aviator into my L2 Outdoorsman.

Grayrock
September 1, 2007, 01:19 AM
Is the Pelikan M1 digitally controlled?

Any Cal.
September 8, 2007, 09:16 PM
Fenix P1, P1-Cree, P2, All single cell batt suckers.

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