More on Exploding Flashlights:

28 Jan 10

More on exploding flashlights, from a friend in the System:

"The culprit here is nearly always cheap, foreign-made batteries, usually from China! This issue was identified on our military-side over a year ago. As is the case with serious ammunition, high-quality, domestically-produced batteries are always best.

In addition, it is poor practice to mix new batteries with mostly-expended ones, within the same flashlight. When replacing batteries, replace all of them at once, with new ones. Old batteries, regardless of suspected remaining life, need to be discarded. Do not retain them, as they are more trouble than they are worth, and they should never again find their way into serious equipment, except under exigent circumstances.

Make it personal policy, when it is time to replace batteries, to replace all, at once, with fresh ones!

Our relentless insistence upon top quality doesn't end with firearms, holsters, sights, nor flashlights, but well and truly extends to the ammunition and batteries we put in them!"

Comment: Looks as if China is a poor source for baby-toys, ammunition, ... and batteries!

/John