Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
what is your solution? (to batteries in the cold) I'm, still thinking about what happened w/ 1 battery last night
I don't even remember what I did regarding that NiMH problem other than to live with it and continue to charge the batteries at work. Going home, I didn't need the light until the last few miles so they'd do all right. The light itself didn't like the cold (down to 0F) and didn't last all that long. It started buzzing, which wasn't a good sign. I switched to a Dinotte headlight with external Li battery, and did the same for the taillight (400R). The Li handles the cold better than the NiMH.
My first lights 30 years ago was a Vistalight 2-headlight system (10W halogens) and a 3lb 6V lead battery. It was under-powered for both lights at the same time so I had to use just one. And run time with a new battery was 1.5 hours and steadily declined, and worse in cold. LEDs with Li batteries are miraculous in comparison...