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What battery is this?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 10:59 am
by armedpolak
Found an old laser for a pistol and wanted to play with it but the battery is dead. Can’t find a replacement using the code on the battery. Can you tell me what I should get please? Here’s the dead battery:
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Re: What battery is this?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:01 am
by photohause
Call Batteries Plus with the info.
Re: What battery is this?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:04 am
by Slartibartfast
they are rechargeable, here's a link to a charger
Re: What battery is this?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:05 am
by armedpolak
Slartibartfast wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:04 am
they are rechargeable, here's a link to a charger
Not sure if I trust anything made by "Hong Dong"
Re: What battery is this?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:06 am
by armedpolak
Slartibartfast wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:04 am
they are rechargeable, here's a link to a charger
besides, I have no idea how old this battery is and would like to get a new one anyways...
Re: What battery is this?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 11:07 am
by Slartibartfast
LOL, just Google LC 16340
Re: What battery is this?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 12:21 pm
by zeebaron
Looks like the 16340 is a rechargeable version of a CR123A lithium battery, you could substitute the latter for one if you don't plan on using it that much. Here are a bunch of the rechargeable ones to choose from:
https://www.batteryjunction.com/batteri ... 16340.html
Re: What battery is this?
Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2020 12:31 pm
by armedpolak
yes, thank you!
I was able to find the same laser online and the specs said battery is 16340/CR123A, so I got a pack of Duracell CR123A's
I honestly could not find anything on Amazon (if it ain't on Amazon, it don't exist
) using the 16340 code. only one place on the whole of googles was selling the same exact battery but they looked like shipping would be 4-6 weeks on a container ship from, ahmmm... Asia
Re: What battery is this?
Posted: Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:14 am
by rentprop1
I had a battery very similar to that recharged it about 5 to 6 times after that wouldn't hold a charge for shit....I swapped back to reg cr123
Re: What battery is this?
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 8:15 pm
by Firemedic2000
Be careful though. It has a higher voltage than 123 batteries. Found out the hard way when I put one of these in an LED light. Whatever you use it in must say it can use 123 OR 16340 batteries. Sucked too that was a great light. Some night vision makers say you can't use these in nvgs. I'd love to but I don't want to gamble on a high dollar pvs14 that's in a housing that uses cr123 batt
I use rechargeable 16850 batteries in my thermal scopes and lights also rechargeable dlb AA in lights and tv remotes. They work great.
I've got a ton of these 16340 batteries I thought I could just replace the cr123 batteries in everything. It does not work that way. I plan on buying a really good light I can use the16340 batt in.
But I've also got a high quality charger too. That conditions the batteries. Because those cheap charges can ruin these batteries. Found that out too that hard way
But I ruined a 100.00 light because I did not pay attention to details. I really liked that light to.