I recently bought a new night vision monocular that operates on a single CR123 battery. This is my only device that uses CR123. I am not sure how fast a battery will last because I haven’t used it yet, but I see myself using it for an hour or two per hunting trip and will want 2 batteries on me when using it so I have a spare.
Do you think I should buy rechargeables or consumables? I sometimes see these batteries sold in larger quantities so it has me wondering if their is a benefit to the consumables over the rechargeables? I have this charger if it matters. Do you have a specific recommendation for where to get them? I’ll probably buy one new one today at the drug store so I can play with the device tonight.
I’d make absolutely sure it can handle the high voltage of the rechargeable cell first - what model is the night vision device? You don’t want to fry it with 4.2v RCR123’s if it only works with 3v CR123.
primary batteries will last a lot longer than rechargeable. also some devices will not handle the added voltage of rechargeable.
primaries are 3v, rechargeable lifepo4 are 3.2v, 3.5v+ charged. lithium rechargeable are 4.2v fully charged.
im sure the night vision device is not cheap, and i would check to make sure what its voltage range is before you even try. also, if its not used too often, primaries might be a better choice
i remember someone here saying they buy 20 for $22 i think… i cant remember where but im sure someone here will
locally here they are $10-12 for a pair… hate it when i forget my spare set of rcrs and have to buy a pair for my ecig
I get Panasonic CR123’s in Europe from Amazon, but in the US Battery Junction sell these Titanium Innovations for $1 each, but I don’t know how much shipping is (nor how good the cells are).