Awesome review thanks...I ordered a set of these and have been impressed with them..I ordered 8 more to run my Dry and v60c..worth the extra dollar over stndard flames..
You do so much testing and reviewing, and yet you still publish it through so many channels!
So thank you very much for both your time and your kind and exact explanations to noobs (like me) and in depth testing. It really means a big difference to a lot of people and I am but one of them.
So, IMO, they worth those +$2 or so, especially if you want to use them in XM-L lights. Here's the comparison between old TF 2400mAh flame cell (mouse over) reviewed last year by HKJ.
The comparison is a bit misleading, because the two chars uses different scales. If you want to fix it, send me your email and I can return a 2011 chart with adjusted scale.
But there is no doubt that the new TrustFire 3000mAh is a better battery than the old 2400 mAh.
They seem good quality/consistency for the money, despite the clearly over-stated capacity claims.
The pictures of the +nipple and tailcap of the battery remind me of cells from the factory that assembles Xtar/Redilast/CK etc where I got the eX-cells done. Is there any chance these use base Sanyo 2600s in them? If they do they are very good value and we can be sure of consistency between cells, something we haven't yet seen from truly 'budget' brands.
Hehe, agreed, just used one from your last review :D (I like mouseover comparison like this, helps a ton). Send me the new link by p.m. ;) I will edit my post later. Thanks, mate.
Hmm.. Looking at your other graphs these seem like slightly higher capacity versions of the Soshine 2800's. Do you have any idea what base cell they use? The consistency between cells across currents suggests a high quality cell underneath.
Could they even use Samsung 4.35v 3000mah but not be advertised as such?
Yeah, I thought it was a long shot. But the consistency across amperages and high-maintenace of voltage under load is something I haven't seen before, it's like the Sanyo 2600 but better. I imagined the Samsung 3000 on your graph without the extra discharge from above 4.35v and could sort of superimpose the graphs..
It could also explain Trustfire's choice of 3000mah labelling, maybe they misunderstood when ordering base cells from the OEM guys and just assumed 3000mah was at 4.2v? I know, again that's unlikely, they probably just marked up the capacity like many other ****fire manufacturers do, but the coincidence appealed to me ;)
I just noticed your graphs for the Samsung 3000s with 4.2v charge, and I can see similarities. The Trustfire seem to perform noticably better at 5A though so it's a little iffy.
Where did you get these from btw? Manafont? I remember there was a poor review of them from someone who got theirs from KD..
There will probably be more batteries that are similar, before I am finished. It will also be easier to see when I publish the full comparison, but it will be a couple of weeks before I do that.
Look in the info box at the start of the review (It is Manafont).