I have one labelled "Garrity".  It works, some, and I just disassembled=20
it and it has a battery marked:
SORBO
NI-MH Cell
3.6V 80 mAh
14hrs at 8 mA

If you're seeing 12V winding it, with everything still connected, then=20
the battery has failed open.
Joe W


On 2/29/2012 9:50 AM, alan.b.pearce@stfc.ac.uk wrote:
> I have an LED torch that gets its power from being wound up. It has died,=
 and now won't charge up by winding, well winding produces voltage, but it =
won't retain charge. Had a look inside it, the generator produces about 12V=
 when wound, but the capacitor looking piece immediately drops back to abou=
t 3V when you stop winding.
>
> Does anyone know what is used for energy storage in these? The device in =
it looks like a capacitor, marked
>
> 3.6V 80mAh
> 12hr 8ma
>
>> From the way the voltage across it drops back to almost nothing I'm gues=
sing it has gone AWOL.
>
>
>

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