The batteries last hours of use in the cool night - even if the Mag Lite several weeks or months in the cellar, the batteries are still ready for use - normal batteries are then almost empty.
I have the batteries last loaded times 6 months ago and since then, every few weeks to keep checking for 5-30 minutes - my Maglite lights still! : D
One need but in the large capacity of 8500mAh which already faster and not as a standard 200mA battery charger - but as a modeler has one thing more powerful home which can load up to 4A) With such a 200mA charger can be about 42 hours waiting until the are full)
