Because I want to attach the light with a magnet I need a shorter light. Therefore it would have less runtime than a long 18650 for example. Making it easy to charge everyday and keeping the battery topped off is kind of my way of dealing with a shorter run time.
Thats fine unless like me you need several charges a day and can not really stop what you are doing to charge the light? I don't know of any light that is practical for heavy use that will not need to have quick battery changes be a part of its plan.
I made sure before I bought the RC09 that it had enough runtime for a day at medium brightness which is bright enough for most of my needs. I do have an additional battery I could use to double the runtime or allow me to use a brighter setting but I prefer to leave my charging equipment at home and not be bothered with swapping batteries.
I understand what you are saying but this just will not work for everyone like it seems to for you. I can not afford to rely on charging while I work and a lot of us are in the same boat. So I am glad that you found a light that works for you but we each have needs that are different.
Of course. That's what I love about this forum is the diversity of EDC because of people's different needs and occupations. And if I do need another light I have a work light that runs off my power tool batteries I just don't like to use it because its incandescent and a couple other reasons.
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