16340s drained in my BPro

[evilfrog]

So over the last few months I've had three sets of powerizers go completely dead while inside the buzz - reading about 1V for one and .6V on the other. Obviously they are not rechargeable after being drained so low....
Is this a battery issue or an issue with the Buzz? I can't remember if it has been the same Buzz each time. The last time this happened (a couple days ago) there was no atty connected to the Buzz, and I hadn't used that Buzz for a couple days. Any ideas?

 

[Bovinia]

Hmmm, how old are the batteries Evil? Is this leaving the BP on, or are you turning it off and they go dead?

I have a few sets of batts that are a couple of years old that I use for my "in between" alternate BPs and if I don't turn the bottom cap off, they will drain...because they are old. If your batts are not more than 6 months old, we'll need to ask Mike about it.

 

[evilfrog]

It could be that they are old
I leave my Buzzes on most of the time - I didn't think they'd drain like this!

I guess it's time to go battery shopping again...

 

[Bovinia]

They will drain that quickly when they've been recharged a ton of times over 6 months to a year.

 

[evilfrog]

ok
Some of my pairs are new, but some are 17months old. I'm just glad I restocked a couple months back!

 

[Bovinia]

Mark a new pair and keep track of using them in just 1 BP, and see how that goes. If they do fine in the first BP, rotate them to the next, so we can see if it's one of your BPs that has an issue

 

[BuzzKill]

Evil I drain mine all the time , the Powerizers do not seem to care ! really dude mine have been going on 2 1/2 yrs , they are superior batts from all testing we have done

 

[evilfrog]

Evil I drain mine all the time , the Powerizers do not seem to care ! really dude mine have been going on 2 1/2 yrs , they are superior batts from all testing we have done

Cool, buzz! The batts is question later read 2.5V or so. I don't understand why they changed so much... I guess I'll stick them on the charger and see what happens??
I ordered some AW IMRs as backups, or for possible future mods that need more amps... hopefully they will get little use

 

[5cardstud]

I got batteries that are from the first Buzz beta I still use. Granted they don't go as long as the others but they still work.

 

[Bovinia]

I still use my first Buzz batteries too, I have newer ones, but those 3 year old grey jacket ultrafires are still going.

 

[BuzzKill]

The Powerizers are by FAR the best I have ever used / tested , I have a set from WAYYY back when I first tested them and they are still strong !! thye are worth the extra few bucks.

 

[908Tracy]

I definitely prefer the Powerizers, just bought 2 more sets!!! I now have 4 sets in rotation. Love them!

 

[evilfrog]

Powerizers are indeed definitely better then the AWs. I'll get some more soon...