Phil Kindred's batteries?

[Andy Morris]

Right now i am using some lead acid batteries 12v/12ah.  they are huge and weight a tone.  I was looking at the full rigs section and i like what Phil Kindred had on his sled.  anyone know what type of batteries these are.   i will look on ebay.  i need something for my dv-5000 12v and my lilliput monitor 12v as well.
andy

[Phil Kindred]

The batteries on my rig in the Full Rigs section are Rigid drill batteries.  They worked pretty well, but I now use a different set up
of 3 flat 12v batteries.  Check the pics in Members Systems.   They are much lighter.

[David Delaney]

Phil, what was the cost outlay on those three batteries and what type were they?

[Phil Kindred]

They are 12V Li-Ion batteries.  I don't remeber the price, but they were dirt cheap on E-Bay.  Do a search for DVD player batteries
or 12V Li-Ion.  They come from Hong Kong and are still available.  I may be wrong, but I think the 3 were under $30.

[David Delaney]

Wow, that is amazing.  What is the Amps on those?

[Phil Kindred]

They are 1800ma lasting 2 to 3 hours per charge.  9.99 each.  On E-bay, do 12v li-ion search and it will take you straight to them.
Each comes with a charger.  There other more expensive ones that have discharge meter on them--I believe Alan has one, but I like these.  Stacked in 3's they give a lot of time.  Plus, they have an on off switch so the battery is not always on.  The shipping costs are actually more than the battery!

[David Delaney]

Excellent, I think I found some -
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Portable-12V-li-ion-rechargeable-battery-pack-1800-mAH_W0QQitemZ300108595947QQihZ020QQcategoryZ48637QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Is that similar to what you have?
Did you also order from Hong Kong or just around here?

[Phil Kindred]

That's it.  I ordered from Hong Kong and no problems.  Arrived within 10 days.

[David Delaney]

Did you need 3 of them or is that just to get extra time with the monitor?

[Phil Kindred]

I use 3 for the time and for the weight on the sled bottom.  They are very light, so 3 gives me some mass.

[David Delaney]

Ok, so one would be enough - if I go that route.  I wonder if there is a price break on buying three at the same time?

[Phil Kindred]

I believe the 3 came to about $64 with shipping.

[David Delaney]

That really isn't a bad deal.  Thanks for that Phil, much appreciated.

[David Delaney]

Hey Phil, have you reached the 600 times recharge limit on those batteries?  I was looking at Ebay and the specs and it says it can be recharged 600 times.  Thoughts?

[Tom Wills]

I just had an issue with one of my 3 batteries of this type. Suddenly, it won't charge, when plugged into the charger it claims it's "charged" but then when I plug it into a monitor, it won't power up, and the light on the battery gets dim almost instantly. I'm going to give it a few more charge cycles at this point. I took it apart, and it's very simple inside, only a switch and a jack and 3 cells - no circuitry or anything. So, hopefully a new charge will bring it back to life.

So, how is everybody else doing with these batteries? My other two are great, but this one looks like it might be a goner.