No, it'd explode if they do make a driver capable of doing that. It'd pull like 5 amps or more for a Li Co. Even for a Panasonic 3100 it'd get really hot and probably very dangerous due to the heat from both the battery + even more dumped from the LEDs and driver.
But it'd run on short bursts on 2 x 18350 IMRs though, if the tube can split, this one seems to split pretty close to the head.
I'd really like to see a comparison review of the Trustfire TR-3T6 vs. this Skyray 818. Any opinions on the best 3*XML flashlight? Why would you buy one over the other? I would lean toward the Skyray 818 just because of it's much better styling.
I ordered mine on the 12th so I'm hoping it comes in today...
Now they're selling an identical looking "4300 lumen" model for $10 extra... I wonder what's next, I'm guessing we'll see a 4500 lumen rated version within a month. Who's going to be the guinea pig on that one? :D
I need to take my daughter to school in about 3 minutes so I don't have the exact numbers - I posted them on CPF. Off two fully charged grey protected Trustfires I measured ~3.2A on high, and .23A on low. I was disappointed that it wasn't lo-mid-high as advertised, but overall was very impressed with the build quality. Mine came unblemished save for a few bits of wear on the tailcap on the sharp edges. The light was clean except for a few flakes of plastic on the head side that I just blew out. The threads were dry but beefy and long. The battery tube seems substantial in thickness (though I've never owned one of these TL1200 or whatever they're called lights, they could all be like that). It's definitely a screw in and you feel it getting hot after limited use which tells me one thing - it's properly heatsinked.
...and best of all... It's by FAR... without any doubt right now the brightest light in my collection... and I only paid $57 and some change for it! I spent more than that for a tailcap the other day!!!!
Maybe I got lucky... but so far I'm giving this thing 5 stars....
Suspect ljw2k has a DMM which is not capable of supporting > 2A, leads or something. Anyway xed888 has 2.8A readings. Too bad he does not have a lux meter or we'll know how much it puts out. Eg Sky Ray SR3800 reflected luminous lux is 160 lux and TK70 is about 220.
Someone needs to put in some known cells like Solarforce 2400, XTAR 2600, NCR18650/NCR18650A or variants and measure the current.