Thread: Maxtoch died how to fix?

Or have a way to connect to the bike.

Originally Posted by Toby

Or have a way to connect to the bike.

That is just a pain. Might as well glue your hands to the handlebars while you're at it.

I will say it again for the hard of hearing and young and (insert word of your choice here)

lightforce connected to vehicle, torch for walking.

This company has very good panasonic batts - protected button top 3100s and 3400s at a good NZ price. These are the batts you need for high output XML grunters like the Maxtochs. Whatever you do don't go buying trademe cheapies as they just won't last.

Panasonic 18650B battery w/PCB, The Gadget Guys

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I will say it again for the hard of hearing and young and (insert word of your choice here)

lightforce connected to vehicle, torch for walking.

a really long power cord for walking

Surely its not hard to hook up to a cigarette lighter or something. That is one thing the LED lenser has going for it, USB charging

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I will say it again for the hard of hearing and young and (insert word of your choice here)

lightforce connected to vehicle, torch for walking.

A torch mounted on the scope for everything. If you want a second torch in your hand to point all over the show from the vehicle. No mucking about when getting in and out of vehicles to open gates or shoot prone. The plug doesn't wriggle out. More than one person can spotlight. ...

Originally Posted by gadgetman

That is just a pain. Might as well glue your hands to the handlebars while you're at it.

We don't leave the bike though so it literally doesn't matter that there's a cord except for the fact that we now have a maxtoch that goes all night

Originally Posted by veitnamcam

I will say it again for the hard of hearing and young and (insert word of your choice here)

lightforce connected to vehicle, torch for walking.

I thought I already said we dont do that walking? And I'm hard of hearing

I have a maxtoch and want to connect it to the bike as it'd suit the way we spotlight better than stupid batteries

Perhaps a usb charging option could be incorporated into the next Maxtoch so that it could be charged from a lighter socket in a vehicle.

Originally Posted by possum_shooter

Perhaps a usb charging option could be incorporated into the next Maxtoch so that it could be charged from a lighter socket in a vehicle.

Just carry another set of batteries and swap them over. "Look mum, no wires."

Originally Posted by gadgetman

A torch mounted on the scope for everything. If you want a second torch in your hand to point all over the show from the vehicle. No mucking about when getting in and out of vehicles to open gates or shoot prone. The plug doesn't wriggle out. More than one person can spotlight. ...

Torches need a handle. They are uncomfortable to point for hours.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Just carry another set of batteries and swap them over. "Look mum, no wires."

Problem is, when i go spotlighting i usually decide that i'm going spotlighting about 10mins before i go so the likely hood of having charged batteries is slim... This is why a plug would be more than useful

And for multi night small game hunts when you are not near a power source and only have access to a vehicle

To be fair i would certainly pay $30-50 more for the torch if it had the capability to plug into a vehichle as well as use the batterys, and when its plugged in it could also be charging the batterys. @gadgetman what do you reckon??

The chargers I use have a socket in the side so you can feed them 12V. Other than that I charge flat batteries as soon as I get home with them and leave them charged. These are very low self discharge with no memory. If wanted a top up before I go. USB charging in the torch wouldn't be much use is you were planing to use the torch as the connectors are not very secure, fine for a cellphone that you are not pointing in all directions.

Could make a leaded grip that you could substitute for the battery tube maybe.