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To all Police officers: Do you find rechargeable batteries unreliable?
I came across a wikipedia article on police equipment (specifically flashlights) that claims that rechargeable batteries for flashights tend to fail. But no sources support this claim or explain why this would be the case over non-rechargeables.
So what are your thoughts on the matter? Got any personal experiences of equipment failing and the common thread involves rechargeable batteries?
3 Answers
- CaoedhenLv 75 years ago
Only with Streamlight rechargeable batteries. They have no life at all, and I have seen several that decided to burn inside the light. You have to leave them in the vehicle charger until you actually need it, and then hope you don't need it for more than 30-45 minutes.
The light I carry goes on the charger once every couple of weeks.
- Anonymous5 years ago
im not an officer but rechargeable tend to drain faster and are limited in some minor ways but wouldn't really impact the officers performance to the point that its worth using disposable battery. id say it would be better to use rechargeable since its my ******* tax dollars and there's no need for the extra waste.
