skydiver30960 0 #1 March 8, 2004 Ok, the thread about changing batts out every 500 jumps reminded me of something we did at my first DZ on a rainy day. We checked out the actual voltage going across an old set of batteries and saw it was (if I remember right) around 2.7V (according to a voltmeter), or somewhere in the neighborhood of twice the voltage of a regular C-cell. Well one of the guys at the DZ had a Maglite that took two C-cells, but was really impressed with the candlepower of the 4-cell Maglites. A quick trip to Wal-Mart yielded a replacement bulb for a 4-cell flashlights... drop in a couple old Cypress batts, and viola! A 2-Cell flashlight bright enough to signal orbiting Space Shuttles! Elvisio "pack rat" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #2 March 8, 2004 Seems like one expensive pair of batteries to me, if you don't want to go used...... Sometimes I wonder about those Cypres Batteries - - - Makes me scratch my head when I see them charging $75 a set.... Oh well, I'm not going to be cheap when it comes to them =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdctlc 0 #3 March 8, 2004 Quote Seems like one expensive pair of batteries to me, if you don't want to go used...... I think he is talking after they are taken out of the unit at the 2 year or 500 jump point. But I could be wrong, it is just how I read it... Scott C."He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 22 #4 March 8, 2004 You think Cypres lithium batts are expensive? I once worked for a company making implantable heart defibrillators and our cost for custom lithium batts no larger than the Cypres batt was around $800.00 each! It isnt cheap to get custom lithium batts unless they incorporate standard sized cells. Don't know whats inside the Cypres batt pack. A competitor just used Panasonic lithium camera batteries repackaged at a huge cost savings.2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jmfreefly 0 #5 March 8, 2004 In reality, I think it is liability that adds cost more than manufacturing. Limited applications does reduce competition, and allow for higher prices, as you point out. How to take a .02 piece of hardware and make it cost $5? Put it in on an airplane, life support device, or space vehicle. j Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 22 #6 March 8, 2004 How about two classes of citizenship? You can choose one or the other. One has normal rights to sue and the other has iron clad waivers to accept a system like workers comp where you get compensated for injuries due to negligence, but you dont get a jury trial or millions of dollars for minor injuries. Then allow pricing differentials for the two classes to be legal. Let those who run up the liablility exposure costs pay the premium prices. On things like planes and cars the no sue provision would go on the original title and be binding on subsequent purchasers. Just an idea. Suits are OK, but if you are going to waive your right to sue you should get a waaaaay better price.2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,070 #7 March 9, 2004 >One has normal rights to sue and the other has iron clad waivers to > accept a system like workers comp where you get compensated for > injuries due to negligence, but you dont get a jury trial or millions of > dollars for minor injuries. Everyone would sign up for the second group and sue anyway, because they would be the exception. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
