JPTfellterrier 65 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 well the lad i go lamping with (hes got the lamp and no dogs, ive got the dogs and no lamp and we live a mile away from one anouther so it works rather well) he got a new lamp for chritmas, good quality, so he let it run down (as he was advised)and then charged it up for about 24 hours then the blooming thing only lasted two hours last night ....my question is that is it faulty and should we take it back or does it just take a while for it work properly? we used to use a quad battery and a lamp off the top of a car which he then put a button on with a hole load of masking tape, now that thing weighed a ton but it lasted most of the night this may sound like a silly question to some but we have never owned a new lamp the hillbillys that we are andy advise would be lovley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stoney3107 0 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 well the lad i go lamping with (hes got the lamp and no dogs, ive got the dogs and no lamp and we live a mile away from one anouther so it works rather well) he got a new lamp for chritmas, good quality, so he let it run down (as he was advised)and then charged it up for about 24 hours then the blooming thing only lasted two hours last night ....my question is that is it faulty and should we take it back or does it just take a while for it work properly? we used to use a quad battery and a lamp off the top of a car which he then put a button on with a hole load of masking tape, now that thing weighed a ton but it lasted most of the night this may sound like a silly question to some but we have never owned a new lamp the hillbillys that we are andy advise would be lovley Hi mate what voltage and amp-age is your battery ? regards stoney Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPTfellterrier 65 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 well the lad i go lamping with (hes got the lamp and no dogs, ive got the dogs and no lamp and we live a mile away from one anouther so it works rather well) he got a new lamp for chritmas, good quality, so he let it run down (as he was advised)and then charged it up for about 24 hours then the blooming thing only lasted two hours last night ....my question is that is it faulty and should we take it back or does it just take a while for it work properly? we used to use a quad battery and a lamp off the top of a car which he then put a button on with a hole load of masking tape, now that thing weighed a ton but it lasted most of the night this may sound like a silly question to some but we have never owned a new lamp the hillbillys that we are andy advise would be lovley Hi mate what voltage and amp-age is your battery ? regards stoney oh god i dont know, its not myne you see electrical things are all past me unless its anything to do with fish tanks, but it was like sold as like one so i would presume it was the right battery for the lamp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fraggle 4 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 most battery's will work with the lamp, but the power out put will ether make it last a couple of hours or longer, i doubt it is the lamp draining it so quick its more likely they have giving you a mediocre battery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPTfellterrier 65 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 robbing buggers, if they have it will be going straight back to the shop i mean it starts fading after about an hour and a half and its a good lamp.............the old lamp and quad battery lasted weigh longer it just wieghed a small ton, i didnt have to carry it though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bone Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 robbing buggers, if they have it will be going straight back to the shop i mean it starts fading after about an hour and a half and its a good lamp.............the old lamp and quad battery lasted weigh longer it just wieghed a small ton, i didnt have to carry it though take it back,buy a lightforce striker and 17amp 12volt dry cell battery ,you would probs get the lot for less than £100 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPTfellterrier 65 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 i shal ring him later and see what lamp it is but i would expect better quality for £150 :S Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bone Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 i shal ring him later and see what lamp it is but i would expect better quality for £150 :Sis it a separate lamp and battery or is it one of them poxy rechargable built in battery lamps? my oppinion LIGHTFORCE all the way Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPTfellterrier 65 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 i shal ring him later and see what lamp it is but i would expect better quality for £150 :Sis it a separate lamp and battery or is it one of them poxy rechargable built in battery lamps? my oppinion LIGHTFORCE all the way no no its like a lamp and then the battery is in like a pack on his hip which also has a strap that goes over his shoulder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest bone Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 i shal ring him later and see what lamp it is but i would expect better quality for £150 :Sis it a separate lamp and battery or is it one of them poxy rechargable built in battery lamps? my oppinion LIGHTFORCE all the way no no its like a lamp and then the battery is in like a pack on his hip which also has a strap that goes over his shoulder Sounds like either the battery isnt charged enough or its not sufficient to supply your lamp,or its fxxxked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPTfellterrier 65 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 i shal ring him later and see what lamp it is but i would expect better quality for £150 :Sis it a separate lamp and battery or is it one of them poxy rechargable built in battery lamps? my oppinion LIGHTFORCE all the way no no its like a lamp and then the battery is in like a pack on his hip which also has a strap that goes over his shoulder Sounds like either the battery isnt charged enough or its not sufficient to supply your lamp,or its fxxxked hmm well it was on charge all day.....so i think a trip back to the shop is in order Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woodga 170 Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 unless your using the light all the time a 100 watt bulb in a light force striker or blitz will quickly drain a battery of 7ah its unlikely a fault in the battery. it sounds as if you have been used to the big heavy battery you were using before this would allow you to keep the light on that bit extra ,smaller more compact batterys will not Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPTfellterrier 65 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 well we tend to not use it as we are walking as we know the land like the back of our hands, we shal try giving at a few more nights and then give the shop a bell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest w.m.avian Posted December 30, 2008 Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 have you checked the fuses if its a double battry they go so only one battry works in stead of the other Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPTfellterrier 65 Posted December 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2008 think theres only one battery Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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