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To key is to look at the capacity. I started off with Energizers in the Maglight but they me a very limited use of the flashlight before recharge. I came across Uniross later when I knew what to look out for and have never looked back. The Eneregizer's were 2200mAh NiMH and the Uniross 2800mAh NiMH...

Maybe the Energisers have gotten better, but when I first got my Colorado, I found the PnP brand rechargeable batteries were poor - maybe the quality has improved since then? Thant is why I changed to the orange and green (at the time) GP brand which were better by far but not perfect. I will try ge...

I only found these batteries listed on the NiteCore website which have 3,7 V - they don't say whether they are AA - I did not see any 1.2 V batteries which seems strange. I do know about the battery selection on my Colorado - thanks NiteCore 18650 2600mAh RECHARGEABLE BATTERY R155.00 Add Product to ...

I have one of these. http://nitecoresa.co.za/home/nitecore-i4-intellicharger/ NiteCore_i4.pdf That looks like a worthwhile purchase - do you have the AA batteries also? I see from the website that they are however rated at 3,7 V where as most people use 1,5 V ? Would that battery only work in their...

Is that a re-charge battery?

Thanks Jan

Any recommendations as to brand of battery that gives better life than most.

I used to use the green and yellow GP batteries but they were not brilliant, maybe 2 to 3 hours

Thanks guys, I managed to load the maps as instructed by going to the directory on the CD under Topo Maps instead of the main setup file on the route directory of the CD. Then on Mapsource I went to Unlock Map online and although the link does not work, when you close the broken link there is an opt...

Thanks guys, I managed to load the maps as instructed by going to the directory on the CD under Topo Maps instead of the main setup file on the route directory of the CD. Then on Mapsource I went to Unlock Map online and although the link does not work, when you close the broken link there is an opt...

F.Viljoen wrote:I can see no reason why you can't "upgrade" your unit to the last Garmap mapset IMHO. Cost will be R249.00

Thanks for that, can you give the link where I can do this?

I did register the maps but they are no longer listed on the website under my profile, only the actual GPS unit. The mapsource I managed to load again and did the online upgrade to latest software. I also tried to re-register the software using the code on the original box but it came back saying th...