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Equipment & Gear => All Other Gear => Topic started by: jackelope on January 11, 2014, 07:35:40 PM

Title: CR 123 batteries
Post by: jackelope on January 11, 2014, 07:35:40 PM: What's the best CR123 batteries to buy for a Surefire flashlight? Where's the best place to buy them?
Title: Re: CR 123 batteries
Post by: jasnt on January 11, 2014, 07:55:22 PM: I've had good luck with the Kodak's. I think they are actually made by Duracell. Pretty much any place that sells cameras should carry a Cr 123.
Title: Re: CR 123 batteries
Post by: bobcat on January 11, 2014, 07:56:58 PM: The only place I found them cheap was on eBay. Some of the eBay sellers buy them in bulk and then repackage them in smaller quantities.

My flashlight takes three. Had it in my pack most of the hunting season and when I went to use it a few weeks ago it was dead. Apparently it got switched on while in the bottom of my pack. :bash:

I can't believe how expensive those batteries are, even at walmart. ???
Title: Re: CR 123 batteries
Post by: Bmcox86 on January 11, 2014, 08:02:46 PM: Pm sent
Title: Re: CR 123 batteries
Post by: jackelope on January 11, 2014, 08:05:21 PM: I've got one that takes 3 and one that takes 2. I bought some of the Surefire batteries at cabelas thinking they'd be good but they weren't any better than the Duracell ones. Maybe I should be looking for the best price rather than the best battery.
Title: Re: CR 123 batteries
Post by: actionshooter on January 11, 2014, 08:07:33 PM: I have had good luck with Duracell, I have a box that was dated 2009 and are still great also
Title: Re: CR 123 batteries
Post by: Bmcox86 on January 11, 2014, 08:08:02 PM: The lights eat the batteries pretty good no matter what, I never get more than an hour or two out of my defender
Title: Re: CR 123 batteries
Post by: Bean Counter on January 11, 2014, 08:10:16 PM: Be careful with the cheap ones. They have been known to catch fire. 123's are expensive because each cell contains a regulator to maintain voltage. Cheap regulators cause the energy to surge leading to fire.
Title: Re: CR 123 batteries
Post by: Heredoggydoggy on January 11, 2014, 08:29:16 PM: I'd stick to the well-known names in batteries; Surefire, Duracell, Kodak. One winter I was working on a big addition to the Clinic building, and was using an electronic transit for the layout work. We got all brands of batteries, because it was cold, and they didn't last long. It seemed like the Duracells lasted longest. I have a Tactical light on my home defense gun, and the old Surefire CR 123 (2 of them) that came with the light 8 years ago are still good! Granted, they don't get much use, but still, that's a good lifetime for a battery. :tup:
Title: Re: CR 123 batteries
Post by: Bob33 on January 11, 2014, 08:39:05 PM: I've had no problems with Tenergy.

http://www.amazon.com/Tenergy-40-pack-Lithium-Battery-Protected/dp/B001W9Y4PK/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1389501424&sr=1-7&keywords=cr123 (http://www.amazon.com/Tenergy-40-pack-Lithium-Battery-Protected/dp/B001W9Y4PK/ref=sr_1_7?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1389501424&sr=1-7&keywords=cr123)
Title: Re: CR 123 batteries
Post by: Smossy on January 11, 2014, 08:55:23 PM: Buy the rechargeable ones from Sportsmans Warehouse :tup:
My Extremebeam M4 Scirrako uses these. Great Flashlight :tup: 315 Lumens with 1000+ foot range.
Title: Re: CR 123 batteries
Post by: CAMPMEAT on January 11, 2014, 09:27:50 PM: Quote from: Smossy on January 11, 2014, 08:55:23 PM
Buy the rechargeable ones from Sportsmans Warehouse :tup:
My Extremebeam M4 Scirrako uses these. Great Flashlight :tup: 315 Lumens with 1000+ foot range.

I have one of those M4's myself. Good light.

Like bobcat said, buy them off of ebay. That's what I did and they were a lot cheaper, I got Panasonics.
Title: Re: CR 123 batteries
Post by: jackelope on January 11, 2014, 10:03:41 PM: Thanks for the ideas, gang. I appreciate it.
Title: Re: CR 123 batteries
Post by: Buzz2401 on January 12, 2014, 11:35:29 AM: Quote from: Bmcox86 on January 11, 2014, 08:08:02 PM
The lights eat the batteries pretty good no matter what, I never get more than an hour or two out of my defender

I got a regular defender and a LED defender and the LED lasts a very long time. I tried to keep track but lost track after about 8 hours. The regular defender does use them quite fast.