Xtar 18700 2600 - Out of Envelope Observations

A very beat up Canon PowerShot SX20IS. I bought it primarily to shoot close-ups of engine/transmission tags/stampings when decoding old cars. (at work) Consequently, it now looks like it's been dropped/bounced against headers, exhaust manifolds and upper A-arms . . . . mostly because it has. It'll be a miracle if it lasts to the end of the year - I've never abused a camera like I have this thing and I might add, it takes way better close-ups than it does "normal" shots.

Foy

That green XTAR keychain light is a nice one. Just one press and it stays on, press again to turn it off. Its different from those where you need to permanently press it for light on.

Agreed, it is kind of a cool perspective shot.

Actually, those are about the most attractive 18650 batteries I've seen. What a total flashlight nerd I have become.

Haha, you're one up on me. I've never seen 18650 batteries before. I'm a lithium battery virgin, stuck on my NiMh ways. Not that I would, knock on wood....but if I ever do decide to venture to the dark side, 3+volt batts...what's the lifespan or # of typical charges you get out these bad boys. I know, I know...I should go to batteryuniversity!

I think most decent ones are rated for over 500 cycles? If you have a laptop or cellphone, odds are they Li ion batts in them.

They don't have memory issues, are lighter weight (size for size), but you have to be careful to keep them in the appropriate voltage range, esp. on the LiCo's.

Patiently waiting for Foy to post how many amps these batts can push to the 980L. :p

lol same here.

4.20

Foy

Aha 4.20 that explains were you have been for the last 24 hours, I hope you didn't eat all the ice cream, but what about the batteries?

JK

They're pretty good, better than most. Don't know about run time or anything. My protected Solarforce 2400 draws a little higher. Just now, I got 4.45 from the new unprotected Panasonics I got a few days ago. $2.05 each - still can't get over that. When I think of what I paid for AW IC 2900 . . .

sighFoy

I too ordered these cells the 2600MAH version and I have 4 cells on the way. Not that I need that many...I only own one 18650 light and I have another on the way.

Is that a real reading or just a ploy on the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything?

That's only a tenth of the answer.

42.0 Amps?



As far as I know, it was unitless.

Sorry - guess I should have been more precise. Yes, I measured 4.20 amps in my UF-980L on high with one of the new Xtar 18700 batteries. I have a lot of strongly held beliefs about life, the universe and just about everything else. I write a lot about those kind of things so, that may explain why I'm . . . different. (weird)

Anyway, I am very pleased (so far) with these Xtar batteries - good quality at a great price.

introspectiveFoy

My answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything is 4.20

(Just buy what Foy says and be happy.)

Well, if you want to be happy . . . I'm just sayin'. There are many ways to reach that often elusive goal. If my way doesn't work for ya . . . there are others.

Foy

Do you see how happy those animated gifs look! Silly rabbit, those Trix aren't for kids!

I'm thinking, what's making those GIFs happy is a lot better than anything I could suggest

GIFlessFoy