A while back I blogged about methods of reducing the weight of my ultralight portable station:
I believe I have found the ultimate battery for my
ultralight portable station.
There is nothing new about the product below, but
I have not had the opportunity to get first-hand experience with these newish
devices.
Normally I would use a 7 AH SLAB - Sealed Lead Acid Battery
(typical alarm type battery).
The abovementioned SLAB's had served me very well through the
years, but there is only one small problem, they weigh 2350 g each. This weight
is fairly substantial and would become an issue on long hikes.
I discovered on e-Bay that there are many Lithium-Ion
batteries available with different mAH ratings and IMHO they are pretty reasonably
priced.
The 6800 mAH LiON battery (same capacity as the SLAB) weighs
is at 162 g. This is only 7% of the weight of the 7000 mAH SLAB and it is a
fairly compact unit.
Assuming the “blurb” regarding the LiON batteries can be
believed then I think this is the way to go. As some insurance I decided to get
a 9800 mAH battery complete with charger.
I cannot wait to field test these units……
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| 9800 mAH LiON battery pack |
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