Just curious...
Why are so many flashlights, and some other items, using the CR123 batteries rather than the more readily available AA batteries? The CR123 batteries are more expensive and can be much harder to find while the AA batteries are available at just about every corner market and grocery store.
Are the CR123 batteries really that much better? And, if so, what is it about them that makes them so much better?
I am looking for a good flashlight and can not seem to find one with an end button switch that runs on AA batteries, they all seem to run on the CR123 batteries which, as I have already mentioned, can be hard to find and when you do find them they are almost $10.00 each (the cheapest I have seen them is $15.00 for a pack of two). I have only been able to find them at two stores in my area, one was REI and the other was Radio Shack.
So as I said, why do they seem to be replacing the AA and are they really that much better?
Why are so many flashlights, and some other items, using the CR123 batteries rather than the more readily available AA batteries? The CR123 batteries are more expensive and can be much harder to find while the AA batteries are available at just about every corner market and grocery store.
Are the CR123 batteries really that much better? And, if so, what is it about them that makes them so much better?
I am looking for a good flashlight and can not seem to find one with an end button switch that runs on AA batteries, they all seem to run on the CR123 batteries which, as I have already mentioned, can be hard to find and when you do find them they are almost $10.00 each (the cheapest I have seen them is $15.00 for a pack of two). I have only been able to find them at two stores in my area, one was REI and the other was Radio Shack.
So as I said, why do they seem to be replacing the AA and are they really that much better?