Thank you guys for the prompt replies. Truly appreciated!
The thing is, I'm purchasing 4 of these lights for other flashaholics (but with no experience with high-drain cells) and they are going to be used somewhat as "WOW" lights. They need to be able to burn paper (which they are capable of as videos show), so the brighter or hotter the Turbo is, the better.
I'm trying to better understand this Molicel battery and its number specs compared to others.
I realize that the chemistry of the cell is hugely important in all things, but disregarding chemistry...Hypothetical situation here...imagine three batteries identical in all things (same mAh rating) except for max continuous amperage ratings. This battery has 45A continuous, while the other two are rated at 20A and 10A max continuous. With this particular Astrolux light which can draw 14.8A on turbo, can I assume that:
1) 45A and 20A will provide the similar max turbo brightness due to them both providing a continuous amperage above 14.8A?
2) 45A and 20A will have similar runtimes on turbo and lower modes? Does voltage sag come into this or the question above?
3) 10A continuous will not be able to reach the same turbo brightness due to it NOT being able to provide at least 14.8A? But will be similar to the others in regards to brightness and runtimes on lower modes?
4) Will 10A cause the light to thermal stepdown quicker than the others due to battery being stressed while driven at max turbo, or maxing the cell out, or some other reason? Or will 45A and 20A cause thermal stepdown quicker due to the emitter reaching the brighter output, and consequently more heat? I've seemed to read it going both ways...
5) Astrolux specifies that an unprotected, high-drain cell be used. I'm assuming that's because "unprotected" and "high-drain" go somewhat hand in hand, and to reach 3500 lumens a typical high-drain battery would also typically be unprotected. With that said, I found an Acebeam IMR battery that states it's Protected, High-Drain, 20A continuous discharge, and 5100 mAh. If it were to physically fit in the tube, why wouldn't I want to use that? Yes, it's protected, but it still says it can deliver 20A continuous.
Again, just trying to get an education numbers-wise, when comparing high-drain batteries in a light that calls for them.
Thank,
Andy