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Georgen
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Posted: 12:29am 26 Aug 2012

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Not knowing that our hero passed away, spent Sunday reviving my torch.

No matter how long it was charged it only took 30 second to 2 minutes to go flat

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Georgen
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Posted: 12:31am 26 Aug 2012

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Have few other torches, but decided to have a look as I hate to throw anything that can be fixed.

Little rechargeable battery inside was made in Germany Varta 2.4 Volt, 280 mAh, NiMH type.

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Posted: 12:33am 26 Aug 2012

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Thought about getting replacement, but 280 mAh looked tad not much, so started to look if my AA 2500mAh rechargeable 1.2V ones will fit.

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Posted: 12:35am 26 Aug 2012

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Appeared that it could fit, even had a dry run with 2 AA rechargeable batteries, but unfortunately with little casing it was too big, ended up with AAA 900mAh rechargeable batteries, still 3 times the original capacity.

I know waste of time, but I just tend to extend the life of anything I can for as long as I can until it is thrown away by my boss.

George

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