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I read some of the threads below about this light. What I was wondering, is it looks like this light works with the cigarette lighter adapter, but how do you convert it to run off of batteries and what kind of batteries do you use and where can I get those as well?
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Jaren
Desert Canyon Reptiles

What I did was buy a Car battery charger at Wal-Mart,they have two models. I bought the smaller one and it has a receptacle for a plug in lighter socket.I then put this unit into a suitable back pack, then just plug the Bayco light into the charger and you are ready to go. I recieved this info from this forum and it works very well.
take care
Barry

Jaren, I've already sent you a few e-mails regarding this 'walking' light. Throw those damn incandescent mag-lights away! In case anyone else is interested, I thought I'd put the retail link below to the light I used to walk down the six alterna in my recent trip (the other two were found on the road). The total cost of the 7 LED light is just under $14.50, when you select first class mail for shipping. The light runs bright all night long on just four alkaline AA's. And, the colors of alterna really stand out!!!!!!

A review of this light can be found at:
http://www.flashlightreviews.com/reviews/nightbuster_aqualed.htm

Then again, maybe if I had one of those Bayco or Stubby units I may have found twice as many alterna (8 x 2)

RP
Link

Some people like the 5 amp model because it is not too heavy and will run for 4 - 5 hours. Some people like the 7 - 8 amp batteries that will run longer than you are likely to walk anyway.

DO NOT USE ANY AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY... ever... All batteries are corrosive and can leak if damaged. Many automotive (RV, Boat, Tractor, Car..) batteries can leak if you just turn them on their side, and will leak very fast and soak you and your clothes with acid if you crack the case somehow.

Use a sealed gel-cell type battery, they are acidic as well, but it is a gelatin and will not do nearly the damage a liquid style battery will if you damage it. They also will never leak just because you tip it over. I found a great little stock of 8 amp batteries in the flashlight section of my local Academy Sporting Goods Store, they were only $15 each.

For a charger, I like using keyboard power supplies like those at Best Buy. They are relatively cheap and you can get them in 12 volt .5 amp to about 2 amps. That will refresh your battery easily if plug it in when you get back to your room. The only modification needed is snip off the plug end and replace it with a cigarette lighter end. You can also get 12 volt adapters at other places like Radio Shack and do the same thing for a small cheap charger.

If you do not stay in a room you can make a male to male cigarette lighter cord to charge the battery in the car, which also has the cool effect of running your accessories like the radio after you pull the keys out. However to charge the battery at all you should be running the car, otherwise your accessories will instead run down your fancy battery.