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Joshua Goldberg
Guest
Anyone notice when the weather is very frigid that Ni-MH "AA" batteries result in a very dim light
being cast? I rode tonite with a Headlamp that was so dim I thought it was at any second it would
shut down. Once inside the apt the lamp jumped to full blinding brilliance. I will try Duracell AAs
Wednesday and see if it was just the Ni-MHs. I ONLY use a Headlamp so car drivers see me
coming...hopefully so they won't open their car doors ahead of me and riding tonite several cars
doors swung open due to my almost non-existent lamp. Got so bad I rode with my Index Finger pointed
skyward for several miles.
Headlamp is a Mongoose (made by Bell) 4.8 Volt using 4 AA Ni-MH batteries. I have been selling these
lamps, but never rode with one myself....I'd hate to have to attach a warning sticker of (not to be
used in cold weather....since all we are getting IS cold weather brrrrrrrrrrr).
Oh Yeah....on my return a car cut me off and I gave it a blast from my Falcon air horn to get their
attention...then gave the car the finger, then he turned on his flashing Dashboard lights and siren
for about 3 seconds, rolled down his window and gave me the finger right back and drove away...Note
to self: watch out for Un-Marked Police Cars!
being cast? I rode tonite with a Headlamp that was so dim I thought it was at any second it would
shut down. Once inside the apt the lamp jumped to full blinding brilliance. I will try Duracell AAs
Wednesday and see if it was just the Ni-MHs. I ONLY use a Headlamp so car drivers see me
coming...hopefully so they won't open their car doors ahead of me and riding tonite several cars
doors swung open due to my almost non-existent lamp. Got so bad I rode with my Index Finger pointed
skyward for several miles.
Headlamp is a Mongoose (made by Bell) 4.8 Volt using 4 AA Ni-MH batteries. I have been selling these
lamps, but never rode with one myself....I'd hate to have to attach a warning sticker of (not to be
used in cold weather....since all we are getting IS cold weather brrrrrrrrrrr).
Oh Yeah....on my return a car cut me off and I gave it a blast from my Falcon air horn to get their
attention...then gave the car the finger, then he turned on his flashing Dashboard lights and siren
for about 3 seconds, rolled down his window and gave me the finger right back and drove away...Note
to self: watch out for Un-Marked Police Cars!