Re: In need of a good emergency flashlight to carry in trunk
- From: Lawrence Glickman <Lawrence_Glickman@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 13:34:29 -0600
On Mon, 02 Jan 2006 12:33:54 -0600, Steve <no@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>B. Peg wrote:
>
>> Last night when I went to use my flashlight hidden in the trunk it failed to
>> work due to leaky batteries and subsequent corrosion.
>>
>> This seems to be a pattern for my unused flashlights. They all seem to be
>> non-working due to corrosion of the batteries. One Ray-O-Vac that had
>> *supposedly* leak-proof batteries went back to Ray-O-Vac because they did
>> leak. They replaced it, but it was still an annoying pain to go through.
>>
>> Does anyone make an emergency flashlight that can be depended on working if
>> it is in storage for any length of time?
>>
>> Tia.
>>
>> B~
>
>No battery will last indefinitely. But I can tell you that my ordinary
>old Mag-Lite with 4 Duracell "D" cells still works (albeit a bit dimly)
>after 2 years in storage. No corrosion, either which frankly surprised me.
>
>Name-brand alkaline batteries (Duracell, Energizer) in one of the modern
>LED flashlights would probably give you the longest possible combined
>use/storage life. But you simply can't throw it in a car and expect it
>to be fine 5 years later. Just won't happen.
IMO, better idea is to get an inexpensive work light that plugs into
the accessories socket on the dashboard. These are available at all
the *auto stores* and you don't have to worry about anything like
batteries leaking or going dead.
Lg
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