Yeah, I already have a couple of BLF A6’s with USB chargeable UltraFire 18650’s in them, so the BD06 doesn’t really give me anything additional over those - I was really hoping for much brighter light using a 26550 to keep the runtime higher.
Since my original comment, I also noticed the Acebeam EC60 which seems to tick more of my boxes. Much throwier light too, which is kind of what I was missing with the G20. “only” 2000 lumens, but the throw looks much better.
I guess I’ll probably end up with one of each, such is the way with these cheapish lights, you end up collecting them all
Don’t know for sure. This seems to be an older batch (Version 2015) and at least the 2014 version was too long for this light. 2016 should fit but don’t know for 2015. And they don’t say anything about the trip current (when protection kicks in), this should be 10 A which is sufficient.
Edit:
found some older posts which said the 2015 version is already the shorter one.
I understand…it’s simply that a couple of months ago I spend a lot of time seeking a 7-led TIR optic that would have a diameter of 32 mm or less. I failed to find any. I guess the actual optic is like 34-36 mm. I may be able to find it….
Anyone having issues with parasitic drain while the DQG Tiny 26650 III is in standby? I now unscrew the tail cap when not using because it ruined a newer Basen 26650 after a couple weeks of not using the light. The battery dropped way down to around 1.6 volts and I wasn’t able to bring it back. I put in a different fully charged battery and did not use the light, just let it sit overnight. Next day I could measure the drop to be about .2 volts. Curious if this is just my light or others have the same issue.
Ok, thanks. Probably just mine then. I’m trying to be careful to always unscrew the tail cap when not using it but I’m sure eventually I’ll forget and lose another 26650. Overall it’s a nice light, but agree with others about the button hard to locate the button at night the sharp edges on the lanyard area. This light has been out a while and I hadn’t seen anyone mention the parasitic drain before so I thought I’d mention it.
I notice something initeresting or disappointing. I did a ceiling bounce test when I got this light brand new and it registered 384 lx at startup. I used it once extensively and redid the test with fully charged cells of the same kind and got 351 lx at startup. Seems the LEDs degrade significantly with initial use.
BTW, my ceiling bounce test on other flashlights are 99+% consistent between tests when using same fully charged batteries even if I store the lights away for months without use.