My wife will Kill (Run down below protection) a 14500 light on occasion and get pizzed at me when I say “You Killed it”
All I hear is ” I know I shut it off, Bullsheet, etc.”
I don’t care, that is why they are Protected, but it amuses me just the same.
I guess I just need to shut up and recharge the battery, but it never fails that I try to use the flashlight when she is present.
They see it as an appliance not an interest or something to keep track of or care about
Thats one of many reasons, i know a LOT of people of both genders who have little interest in keeping electronics charged, phones, flashlights, cameras, GPS or anything else that needs charging, they are always (ok only 90% of the time) running on empty
I actually don’t like li ion batteries because of the diminished lifetime that comes from leaving batteries fully charged, i always like to have everything fully charged and ready to use, which is another reason i like eneloops, unlike crappy regular NiMH they are low self discharge so i can charge them and a month or year later they still have the juice i put in them
The more i think about this the more i realize how eccentric i am, when i got my own place the first thing (maybe second) i thought about was setting up a charging station, BC700 for NiMH, USB for various, and specifically micro and mini USB for phone and li ion and a powerbar for additional USB and power bricks (cordless drill (nicad ) and cup nicad charger for saw. I specifically bought an end table for this.