going to buy a lamp/battery tomorow

[jeppi 49]

Go for the striker 170 and 12 volt 18 amp belt pack im sure if you were to purchase both of these together you should get some sort of discount a good shop to go to is kieths sport in saltburn last time i was in there i got a discount when i bought a new lamp and battery

£180/£190 brand new i got mine for £150 with a red filter from my local gun shop

[jeppi 49]

lightforce are a good lamp but the wiering is w**k i av just ree wierd mine and its not something you want to be doing when you spend all that money on a lamp

[Tyla 3,179]

Anyone know if you can charge a 12v 17ah battery with the charger for a 12v 7ah one? Thanks

[webby 31]

12v 17 amp battery from an alarm shop should be about £40, you should get a small box of mixed 15 amp connectors to wire up to the batt, an old backpack to carry the batt in. just use a normal car battery charger for charging but DONT let it over charge.

 

TOTAL = about £145 with a striker, spend a bit more on the lamp and get the variable

Edited March 11, 2009 by webby

[Guest GoneToGround1]

if i was you get a striker, around £60/£65 they should be, then get a yuasa 17 amp battery they last around 5 hours on a striker and only about 2 maybe 3 hours if you lamp like me LOL but if your scanning fields thinking wet grass is a rabbits eye then your looking at the hour and half mark, back to the topic, better off waiting till the gamefairs/shows you can walk round and price them up all in 1 day and always go back to the cheapest, p.s like people say 18 amp battery this and that it dont go by the amp always it goes by the make of the battery my 17 amp yuasa lasts alot longer then some 18 amps which i very much doubted but its true, also cluelite do good batterys il try and find out the shitty ones iv used and let you know, no rush im sure now the warmer months are comeing in if your not in a rush by the end of the summer youll easy pick 1 up for £90 all in i bet, i payed £20 for my yuasa 17 amp and £50 for my blitz and red filter second hand but hardly used...alot of people sell them yuasas on here for £20/£25 im sure if you pay postage theyll sell one to you unless someone local can sort it ?

[#1poacher 8]

hi JPT dont know what kind of lamp but try find a scrap yard near you and buy a used battery even for a spare take a tester with you and see which ones come up near what amp hr it should be.most of these batterys are used in alarms and get changed every 6 months so very little used.anyhow the last one i got was 14 ahr and cost me 3 quid and lasted for hrs on a 55w bulb ok.

[sounder jnr 0]

hi jpt

not sure if you got your lamp sorted but have a look at his ebay shop he does the striker for only 70 pound and the blitz for 85pound and 7 pound postage which is cheap i think and he's in the uk so he will accept a bankdraft !!

hope this helps

 

cheers marie

 

http://stores.ebay.ie/DannyDeadBunnys-Shoo...3QQftidZ2QQtZkm

[sounder jnr 0]

well how did you fare out did you manage to sort out a lamp and battery ?? we used the striker for years but have moved to the blitz now.

Edited March 12, 2009 by sounder jnr

[JPTfellterrier 65]

busy speaking to someone about getting a good deal, went to some shops and they were all very expensive compared to what i had seen on the internet so going to try and do that registered mail thing where you send the cash

[TOMO 26,798]

ian hodge fieldsports.

 

the lance 140 is £54.95

 

the striker 170 is £64.95

 

phone number, 0845 9000405.