Batts for mods. Why so specific??

[Bandit]

Ok, so I'm going nuts because when I sold off one of my older mods, my 10440's went with it... and my new mod arrived and requires that battery.

So I order from DealExtreme and the wait begins.

Then I thought... I'll hit the batteries Plus store in my area... yeah!

Crap. NO Li-Ion batts at all. Only NiMHD and Nicad along with regular AAA batteries.

Is there a reason we can't use NiMHD or other types of rechargeables???

And a separate question... why wouldn't I use a standard AAA rechargeable, or even a disposable AAA battery?

What am I missing on these two points?

 

[Casey C]

Ok, so I'm going nuts because when I sold off one of my older mods, my 10440's went with it... and my new mod arrived and requires that battery.

So I order from DealExtreme and the wait begins.

Then I thought... I'll hit the Batteries Plus store in my area... yeah!

Crap. NO Li-Ion batts at all. Only NiMHD and Nicad along with regular AAA batteries.

Is there a reason we can't use NiMHD or other types of rechargeables???

And a separate question... why wouldn't I use a standard AAA rechargeable, or even a disposable AAA battery?

What am I missing on these two points?

you're missing ~2.2Volts

 

[Archer74]

I've wondered the same thing... but i think its because one cell only puts out 1.5V, have less capacity and costs more. but anymore than that.. clueless. more info/reasons is greatly appreciated

 

[lawnman3]

i need little chuck batterys were to get them faster than deal extreme let me know

 

[crashtestjeep]

Thats the only reason I know of. We would need alot more cells to get the voltage. Other than that, no reasons I can think of. I made a box mod that holds 3 aa's from the dollar store, It vaped 4.5v!!!! Its awesome, but batts just dont last very long. LI IOn lasts alot longer nad of course has the higher voltage/maH

 

[lawnman3]

crash were did you get your batterys thanks in advance

 

[Overlord]

My first and only mod I made uses 3 AA rechargeable NiMH batteries.

It works great, lasts me all day easily due to the 2500mAH but it is bulky. But that I didn't care about at all. Just wanted something that worked and that it does.

 

[etip]

Can anyone suggest a brand and mAH rating for AAA NiMH batteries? I have a flashlight mod which takes 3 AAA's that I have been using for the past few days with the NiMH's that I had on hand but I need some spares.

The brand I am using is "Ultralast" - but they do not have an mAH rating on them anywhere. I have some other generic NiMH's that are rated at 650mAH which don't work very well. From what I have found, the highest rated AAA's is 1000mAH. Any suggestions for a brand to look for would be appreciated.

Oh, and I do realize there may be some advantages to going Li-On but I already hadthe NiMH charger and use AAA's in a lot of other things so it's cheaper for me to go this route initially.

 

[Overlord]

I have Energizers but they are only 900mAH