wl TORCH battery question

laser newb · 01-07-2012, 01:42 PM

Ok this may not be the place for this nor that anyone may know but my battery died in my wl torch. I can put d batteries in it but barely glows. Would there be any other batteries equivalent to a d in size that would work? Like high powered rechargeables? Please Lmk. Thanks guys

ped · 01-07-2012, 02:14 PM

What battery(s) came out of it?

would 26650's work?

Jacob32123 · 01-07-2012, 02:21 PM

It takes a custom NiMh battery pack. You need to be feeding 14.4 volts to the light for it to be at full brightness.

Eudaimonium · 01-07-2012, 08:14 PM

You can buy spare batteries for the Torch from Wicked's website.

Wicked Gear

Be careful around that Torch thing, though. I've heard bad things about the quality of construction and overheating issues.

laser newb · 01-07-2012, 09:32 PM

I know you can buy extra batteries but it took 2 months to get it before. And is there any batteries like a d size that could put out that kind of power?

Eudaimonium · 01-07-2012, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by laser newb

I know you can buy extra batteries but it took 2 months to get it before. And is there any batteries like a d size that could put out that kind of power?

No, the only suitable replacement is the battery pack they are offering.

It's a pack designed to specifically power the Torch flashlight and nothing else - hence, batteries made for anything else won't work with the Torch. Sorry, but there isn't another way.

laser newb · 01-08-2012, 12:32 AM

Damn. Well thankyou very much for the help. Guess ill have to wait a couple months for it and still have to blow up the bullshit answering service. Or so they call it. I would call it an answering machine. Lol

Isoleucine · 01-08-2012, 09:16 AM

Glad to see WL's rep dropping like bird waste.

Don't forget it could be an internal issue... it could be the bulb OR the driver thats controlling the current that flows into the bulb. Just to float that idea out there.

Eudaimonium · 01-08-2012, 09:31 AM

I don't think there is a driver in the Torch, there's only a big ballast resistor.

Say, how did you figure out it was the battery that died? Have you tried measuring with voltmeter?

Cyparagon · 01-08-2012, 06:16 PM

There's not even a ballast resistor. It's the full battery voltage into a 12V lamp. That is the only possible way to get 4000lm out of the standard 100W halogen lamp they use.

laser newb · 01-08-2012, 07:20 PM

Well the charging indicator flashes telling me a bad battery. It just won't charge now. No light is faulty charger. Green is charged. Red is charging

LaZeRz · 01-08-2012, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyparagon

There's not even a ballast resistor. It's the full battery voltage into a 12V lamp. That is the only possible way to get 4000lm out of the standard 100W halogen lamp they use.

Well, that just adds a whole new meaning to cutting corners...

01-07-2012, 01:42 PM	#1
laser newb Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	wl TORCH battery question Ok this may not be the place for this nor that anyone may know but my battery died in my wl torch. I can put d batteries in it but barely glows. Would there be any other batteries equivalent to a d in size that would work? Like high powered rechargeables? Please Lmk. Thanks guys __________________ 400mw 445nm laser. LOVE IT!! wicked laser TORCH. VERY FUN. WORTH IT Last edited by laser newb; 01-07-2012 at 01:46 PM.

01-07-2012, 02:14 PM	#2
ped Super Moderator Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Liverpool , UK Posts: 3,354 Rep Power: 215	Re: wl TORCH battery question What battery(s) came out of it? would 26650's work? __________________ @Ped0771 1st hobby :- Tesla Coils! >>One of my coils<< 2nd hobby :-Freekin' Laser Beams!! Count (so far!) 3x 405nm 20-545mW 4x 445nm 800mW - 1200mW 3x 532nm 20- 550mW (IR filtered) 8x 650nm 5-310mW 1x 5000mW Coherent/Kenometer

01-07-2012, 02:21 PM	#3
Jacob32123 Class 2M Laser Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: California Posts: 724 Rep Power: 34	Re: wl TORCH battery question It takes a custom NiMh battery pack. You need to be feeding 14.4 volts to the light for it to be at full brightness. __________________ Member Map Last edited by Jacob32123; 01-07-2012 at 02:21 PM.

01-07-2012, 08:14 PM	#4
Eudaimonium Class 4 Laser Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pitomača, Croatia Posts: 5,276 Rep Power: 184	Re: wl TORCH battery question You can buy spare batteries for the Torch from Wicked's website. Wicked Gear Be careful around that Torch thing, though. I've heard bad things about the quality of construction and overheating issues. __________________ ^Click to enter^ Offering Ultrafire C1, C3 and C6, WF-501B, Powerlight B50, SA-305 SAiK and other heatsinks and services! ^ If you've got programming and coding experience, 2D or 3D art skills, consider joining ME3 Explorer project Dev team! Click to see more! Forums: Facebook group: ME3Ex: Creating new end for ME3! >>You can buy B50 host kit, Guidesman host and heatsinks, drivers, and a whole lot of kits, and bunch of cool stuff at Cajun Lasers<< Are you new and need help? Instead of starting new threads, shoot me a Personal Message! I'll answer all the beginner's and advanced questions you might have! > You know you are a true laser hobbyist when a gun is one of the less intimidating-looking objects on your worktable <

01-07-2012, 09:32 PM	#5
laser newb Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	Re: wl TORCH battery question I know you can buy extra batteries but it took 2 months to get it before. And is there any batteries like a d size that could put out that kind of power? __________________ 400mw 445nm laser. LOVE IT!! wicked laser TORCH. VERY FUN. WORTH IT

01-08-2012, 12:32 AM	#7
laser newb Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	Re: wl TORCH battery question Damn. Well thankyou very much for the help. Guess ill have to wait a couple months for it and still have to blow up the bullshit answering service. Or so they call it. I would call it an answering machine. Lol __________________ 400mw 445nm laser. LOVE IT!! wicked laser TORCH. VERY FUN. WORTH IT

01-08-2012, 09:31 AM	#9
Eudaimonium Class 4 Laser Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pitomača, Croatia Posts: 5,276 Rep Power: 184	Re: wl TORCH battery question I don't think there is a driver in the Torch, there's only a big ballast resistor. Say, how did you figure out it was the battery that died? Have you tried measuring with voltmeter? __________________ ^Click to enter^ Offering Ultrafire C1, C3 and C6, WF-501B, Powerlight B50, SA-305 SAiK and other heatsinks and services! ^ If you've got programming and coding experience, 2D or 3D art skills, consider joining ME3 Explorer project Dev team! Click to see more! Forums: Facebook group: ME3Ex: Creating new end for ME3! >>You can buy B50 host kit, Guidesman host and heatsinks, drivers, and a whole lot of kits, and bunch of cool stuff at Cajun Lasers<< Are you new and need help? Instead of starting new threads, shoot me a Personal Message! I'll answer all the beginner's and advanced questions you might have! > You know you are a true laser hobbyist when a gun is one of the less intimidating-looking objects on your worktable <

01-08-2012, 06:16 PM	#10
Cyparagon Class 4 Laser Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 6,360 Rep Power: 311	Re: wl TORCH battery question There's not even a ballast resistor. It's the full battery voltage into a 12V lamp. That is the only possible way to get 4000lm out of the standard 100W halogen lamp they use. __________________ A problem well stated is a problem half solved. Last edited by Cyparagon; 01-08-2012 at 06:16 PM.

01-08-2012, 07:20 PM	#11
laser newb Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 17 Rep Power: 0	Re: wl TORCH battery question Well the charging indicator flashes telling me a bad battery. It just won't charge now. No light is faulty charger. Green is charged. Red is charging __________________ 400mw 445nm laser. LOVE IT!! wicked laser TORCH. VERY FUN. WORTH IT

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