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03-29-20, 11:51 AM

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Dead battery

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Originally Posted by unterhausen

I'm glad to learn that they are using liion. I always assumed that they were using lipo because of the form factor. It probably is a standard offering from some battery manufacturer, but that doesn't mean it's available retail

re-doodling the innards into an externally powered light is an interesting idea. Too bad I lost my hotshot 80 in the woods somewhere

18 month old Cygolite 100 with a dead battery. I disassembled the light and tried a battery from one that was functioning. It worked fine. Put the Volt meter on the battery and observed 0.00 volts. then I attached my DuraTrax IntelliPeak ICE Charger (Model DTXP4170) on the battery. Set it up for Li Ion one cell 600mah and let it charge till nearly 500mah capacity. i reassembled the light and finished charging it with the USB interface.

it works fine now. Just curious how long it will last and why it was at 0.00 volts. By the way, I have never seen moisture in any of my rear Cygolites.

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